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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 />7rom: Kevin Reidy Et Ben Wade <br />Water Supply Planning <br />Subject: Water Efficiency Grant Fund Recommendation for the City of Monte Vista <br />The Water Supply Planning staff recommends that Rebecca Mitchell, Section Chief, <br />approve a Water Efficiency Grant to update a Water Efficiency Plan in the amount of <br />$31,000 for the City of Monte Vista. <br />The City of Monte Vista is a non -covered entity in the Rio Grande Basin that delivers <br />over 1,000 AF/yr to their customers per year. Monte Vista is estimating they will <br />experince a 1.5% population growth over the next five years. The City has a goal of a <br />20% reduction water use ovver the ten year planning period. Monte Vista estimates a <br />savings goal of 189 acre feet per year including programs such as improved water <br />meter infrastructure, leak detection and a rate study to encourage efficient water use <br />within the City. <br />The total cost of the project is $61,680. Monte Vista is committing 50% matching funds <br />in the form of $10,015 of in-kind services and $20,665 in cash. CWCB staff has <br />reviewed and evaluated the grant application and has determined that the proposal <br />meets or exceeds the CWCB guidelines for reviewing grant proposals. Attached is the <br />internal checklist used to evaluate the application. <br />Attachment: Evaluation Checklist <br />