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COLORADO <br />Colorado Water <br />Conservation Board <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 718 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />Memorandum <br />To: Rebecca Mitchell, Water Supply Planning Section Chief <br />From: Kevin Reidy Et Ben Wade <br />Water Supply Planning <br />Date: February 6, 2017 <br />Subject: Water Efficiency Grant Fund Recommendation for Four Corners Office for Resource <br />Efficiency <br />Recommendation: <br />The Water Supply Planning staff recommends that Rebecca Mitchell, Section Chief, <br />approve a Water Efficiency Grant to fund the "Home H2O Program" in the amount of <br />$18,000 for the Four Corners Office for Resource Efficiency (4CORE). <br />Summary of Grant Application <br />4CORE is a 501c(3) non-profit organization that focuses on water resource efficiency <br />and climate concerns in the southwestern corner of Colorado. 4CORE hopes to <br />implement the Home H2O Program which will provide residents in La Plata, Archuleta, <br />Montezuma, Dolores and San Juan counties water efficiency education, necessary <br />equipment, workshop opportunities and tools for safe, effective rainwater harvesting. <br />4CORE will target 2,000 residents to educate about the benefits of rainwater <br />harvesting. They will promote the program through social media, their website, <br />printed materials and through the regional newspapers. 4CORE also hopes 300 <br />residents in the five county region will participate in a "DIY Build a Rain Barrel <br />Workshop" or in a group buy program and adopt a rain barrel. A water savings goal for <br />the 300 residents is 6,000 gallons per year. <br />The total cost of the project is $47,577. 4CORE is committing 62% matching funds <br />including $12,000 in cash. CWCB staff has reviewed and evaluated the grant <br />application and has determined that the proposal meets or exceeds the CWCB <br />guidelines for reviewing grant proposals. Attached is the internal checklist used to <br />evaluate the application. <br />Attachment: Evaluation Checklist <br />