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DNR CO,. COLORADO <br /> 0 Colorado Water <br /> 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 2,?,(-„vt <br /> ........4 <br /> From: Kevin Reidy Et Ben Wade, Water Supply Planning <br /> Date: July 1, 2019 <br /> Subject: Water Efficiency Grant Fund Recommendation for Water Education Colorado <br /> Recommendation: <br /> The Water Supply Planning staff recommends that Greg Johnson, Section Chief, approve a <br /> Water Efficiency Grant to update a Water Efficiency Plan in the amount of $47,301 for Water <br /> Education Colorado (WECO). <br /> Summary of Grant Application <br /> WECO is a 501c3 non-profit organization with the mission of promoting a better understanding <br /> of water issues through educational opportunities and resources so Colorado citizens can <br /> understand water as a limited resource and make informed decisions. <br /> This project is to educate water providers (mainly covered entities) and those in a position of <br /> influence, guide, or approve the development of Water Efficiency Plans, about the new <br /> Guidance Addendum and its requirements for incorporating land use practices into those Plans. <br /> WECO will team with the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy's Babbitt Center for Water Et Land <br /> Policy who developed the addendum to the CWCB's Municipal Water Efficiency Guidance <br /> Document. WECO is proposing to host four workshops throughout the state during in the fall of <br /> 2019. <br /> The total cost of the project is $63,126. WECO is committing 25% matching funds in the form of <br /> $15,825 of in-kind services. CWCB staff has reviewed and evaluated the grant application and <br /> has determined that the proposal meets or exceeds the CWCB guidelines for reviewing grant <br /> proposals. Attached is the internal checklist used to evaluate the application. <br /> Attachment: Evaluation Checklist <br /> ©FCO 0>.. <br /> P 303.866.3441 F 303.866.4474 www.cwcb.state.co.us y `_: g <br /> Jared Polis, Governor I Dan Gibbs, DNR Executive Director I Rebecca Mitchell, CWCB Director * iRj?*i <br /> ,�r87 j/ <br />