Frisco_BlueRiverWEPlan_ApprvlLtr

• Water Efficiency Grant Type: Water Conservation Planning Grant
• Contract/PO #: POGG1 2017-548
• Applicant: Town of Frisco
• Project Name: Blue River Watershed Regional Water Efficiency Plan
• Title: Approval Letter
• Date: 11/18/2016
• County: Summit
• Water Efficiency - Doc Type: Approval Letter

( COLORADO
1313 Sherman Street
John Hickenlooper, Governor
Denver, CO 80203
Colorado Water
Robert Randall, DNR Executive
Conservation Board
P [phone]
Director
Department of Natural Resource-,
F [phone]
James Eklund, CWCB Director
TO: Colorado Water Conservation Board Members
FROM: Ben Wade, Water Supply Planning Section
DATE: November 16, 2016
AGENDA ITEM: Agenda Item #11 Water Efficiency Grant Application for the Town of
Frisco to Develop a Blue River Watershed Regional Water Efficiency Plan.
Introduction:
The Town of Frisco is a non -covered entity in the Colorado River Basin and will be the fiscal
agent for this grant application. The other project partners included in this regional planning
effort are; Town of Breckenridge, Town of Silverthorne, Town of Dillon Et Copper Mountain
Consolidated Metro District.
The Blue River Regional Water Efficiency Plan will be comprised of five individual Water
Efficiency Plans. The Plan will summarize, consolidate and integrate all five individual plans
into a single document where opportunities can be indentified throughout the Blue River
watershed collectively and individually. Estimated water savings vary among the water
providers but there is an effort among the larger of the five providers, the towns of
Breckenridge Et Silverthorne respectively, to reduce residential Et commercial water use by
10% over the planning period.
One action laid out in Section 6.3.1 of the Colorado Water Plan is to continue to help the
CWCB identify opportunities to assist smaller water providers to create a regional plan to help
with the basins MEI supply gap. This project helps the CWCB continue the implementation of
those statewide conservation programs.
The total project cost for the regional plan is $162,422. If approved, the CWCB would provide
$94,160 to the Town to offset consultant fees. The project partners will contribute $31,387 in
cash and $36,875 of in-kind labor, a 42% match, for the remainder of the project.
Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends the Board approve a Water Efficiency Grant not to exceed $94,160 to
the Town of Frisco, to develop the Blue River Watershed Regional Water Efficiency
Plan.
Interstate Compact Compliance • Watershed Protection • Flood Planning &
Mitigation • Stream & Lake Protection