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nwn COLORADO <br /> CO Colorado Water <br /> `°=� � Conservation Board <br /> Department tment of Natural Resources <br /> 1313 Sherman Street, Room 718 <br /> Denver, CO 80203 <br /> Memorandum <br /> To: Greg Johnson, Water Supply Planning Section Chief001111111 <br /> oa- <br /> Fmonn: Kevin Reidy & Ben Wade <br /> Water Supply Planning <br /> Date: April 19, 2018 <br /> Subject: Water Efficiency Grant Fund Recommendation for the Town of Eaton <br /> Recommendation: <br /> The Water Supply Planning staff recommends that Greg Johnson, Section Chief, <br /> approve a Water Efficiency Grant to update a Water Efficiency Plan in the amount of <br /> $30,000 for the Town of Eaton. <br /> Summary of Grant Application <br /> The Town of Eaton is a non-covered entity in the South Platte Basin. Eaton's average retail <br /> delivery has been 717 acre-feet per year over the last five years. The Town's water demand is <br /> projected to increase to 843 acre-feet per year by 2022 based on an annual population growth <br /> of 2 percent per year. <br /> Eaton estimates the water savings for this Plan will be to lower the per capita water use by <br /> 10% or approximately 77 acre feet per year through 2024. Beyond the need to develop a Plan <br /> to delay their need to acquire water in the future, Eaton is a Northern Integrated Supply <br /> Project participant and arestrongk/ enCOurdged by Northern Water to have a CWCB approved <br /> Water Efficiency Plan. <br /> The total cost of the project is $53,811'23' Eaton is committing 43% matching funds in <br /> the form of $10,651.95 of in-kind services and $12,159.28 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 />