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0 45 COLORADO <br /> Colorado Water <br /> C., DNR Conservation Board <br /> Department of Natural 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, Water Supply Planning c0 � I r,r-' <br /> Date: October 11, 2019 A k, ,,t_re"A <br /> Subject: Water Efficiency Grant Fund Recommendation for the Town of Erie <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 Erie. <br /> Summary of Grant Application <br /> The Town of Erie is a covered entity in the South Platte Basin whose main water <br /> supplies come from the Colorado Big Thompson, Northern Integrated Supply Plan and <br /> the Windy Gap Firming projects. The Town has grown by 50% within this decade and <br /> are seeking to purchase additional water rights as well as use additional untreated <br /> ditch water and reclaimed water. <br /> The Town is also updating their Drought Management Plan to ensure both plans are <br /> well integrated. Erie has an estimated water savings goal to lower the per capita <br /> water use by 3.6% which translates to be an average of 215 acre-feet per year. <br /> The total cost of the project is $68,802. Erie is committing 57% matching funds in the <br /> form of $22,952 of in-kind services and $15,850 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 /> .6i col <br /> �� 04, <br /> P 303.866.3441 F 303.866.4474 www.cwcb.state.co.us tip. t max' <br /> v �riF;} O <br /> Jared Polis, Governor I Dan Gibbs, DNR Executive Director I Rebecca Mitchell, CWCB Director *r (,/"Ai1 <br /> -"?87 ; <br />