Little Thompson Resource Project Final Report

• Project Type: Ag/Muni Grant
• Contract/PO #: C153761
• Applicant: Little Thompson Water District
• Project Name: Resouce Collection of Conservation & Xeriscape Materials for Library
• Title: Project Report
• County: Boulder
• Water Conservation - Doc Type: Final Report

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Dniee of Water ConS~fValion
Working TOge/~er

Over the past year, OWC has been constantly evaluating" how we do business and look-
ing at the potentials for making changes that would increase overall benefits to state res-
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idents. One of the possibilities that came up was to p~rsue partnerships as a way to
increase the quantity and quality of service that can be offered to Coloradans throughout
the state. When the decision was made to pursue partn:~rships as an option to expand
our services, many opportunities seem to present thems~lves.
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Following is a listing of some of the partnerships that oli{.c has been involved with:
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. Partnership with the Colorado Water Conservation AII\ance (CWCA). CWCA consists
of people from a variety of water related industries coming together to discuss water
conservation concerns. CWCA was looking for a pioject that would offer resource
information on a state-wide basis. OWC offered an outline for a water resources book-
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let (Water: Colorado's Precious Resource) to CWCA ~nd agreed to co-chair and pro-
vide limited dollars. 15,000 copies were published an~ over 10,000 copies have been
distributed throughout the state. .~
. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Divi~ion of Wildlife: following the co-
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development of a five-year aquatic resource education; plan, approved by the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service. Funds were secured for watersh~d education, Project WET, adult
education and materials. l. . . .
. A cooperative agreement was signed between q'yvC and the National Energy
Foundation following the receipt of grant funds from the Bureau of Reclamation.
These funds provide a pilot water wise education p(ogram for 4th and 5th graders
throughout the state. Funding will be used to provi,~e curriculum, teacher training, .
videos and a retro-fit kit to every student participating):
. MOU with the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR): to provi~e water use efficiency planning
for the federal project water users within our state withr)ut duplicating efforts of our cur-
rently legislated program. The MOU provides statewide commitment by the three BOR
regions in the state to agree on what will be required ..by all three agencies.
. MOU with AIJINVA WaterWiser Clearinghouse: partner~hip to increase access to water
conservation information for Coloradans by being able to have access to a 800 tele-
phone number, Web site and a much expanded information resource base.
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Interacting with other agencies (federal, private and non2.f" rofit) has provided us a way to
enhance the wheel rather than creating a new one. f:. .
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