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A DNR COLORADO <br /> ' <br /> CO � Colorado Water <br /> ~~~= � Conservation Board <br /> Department of Naturaf Resources <br /> 1313 Sherman Street, Room 718 <br /> Denver, CO 80203 <br /> Memorandum <br /> To: Greg Johnson, Water Supply Planning Section Chief <br /> From: Kevin Reidy Et Ben Wade <br /> Water Supply Planning — ---' <br /> Date: November 9, 2018 <br /> Subject: Water Efficiency Grant Fund Recommendation for the City mf4iarnmsa <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 /> $29,969 for the City of Alamosa. <br /> Summary of Grant Application <br /> The City of Alamosa is a non-covered entity in the Rio Grande Basin that pumps groundwater <br /> from seven wells for its supply. Alamosa's average retail delivery has been under 2,000 acre- <br /> feet per year since their last Water Efficiency Plan from 3007. Over the next five years, <br /> Alamosa will continue to approach covered entity status as their population is estimated to <br /> increase 2% per year. <br /> An initial goal of the Plan is to lower the residential per capita water demands to 100 gallons <br /> per day per person, equal to a four percent reduction. Another initial goal the City is <br /> targeting is a 10'20% reduction in overall system water use including the water they sell to <br /> East Alamosa Water 6 Sanitation District, from implementation of the proposed Water <br /> Efficiency Plan, equal to a 200-400 AF reduction over the planning period. <br /> The total cost of the project is $39,968' Alamosa is committing 25% matching funds in <br /> the form of $5,468 of in-kind services and $4,531 in cash. CWCB staff has reviewed and <br /> evaluated the grant application and has determined that the proposal meets or <br /> exceeds the CWCB guidelines for reviewing grant proposals. Attached is the internal <br /> checklist used to evaluate the application. <br /> Attachment: Evaluation Checklist <br />