Pueblo Mental Health Irrigation Project Agreement

• Project Type: Ag/Muni Grant
• Contract/PO #: C153652
• Applicant: Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo
• Project Name: Computerized Irrigation Management System
• Title: Grant Agreement
• Date: 8/1/1993
• County: Pueblo
• Water Conservation - Doc Type: Contract

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STATE OF COLORADO

WATER CONSERVATION GRANT
AGREEMENT

THIS CONTRACT made this lst day of Auoust, 1993, by and
Department of Institutions, the Division of Mental Health,
Mental Health Institute at Pueblo, (the "Contractor") and
Department of Natural Resources, Colorado Water Conservation
Sherman St., Room 721, Denver, Colorado, 80203 (the "Client");

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WHEREAS, authority exists In the law and funds have been budgeted,
appropriated and otherwise made available and a sufficient unencumbered
balance theory remains available for payment in Agency PDA, Fund Number 424;
Organization Code 92YY; Appropriation Code 100; Program Code WTRC; Object
Code SIlO; Sub Object Code 27; and Contract Encumbrance Number C~ 3t,.5"z..-

WHEREAS, the Colorado Department of Natural Resources, Colorado Water
Conservation Board wishes to contract with the Department of Institutions,
Division of Mental Health, the Colorado Mental Institute at Pueblo (CMHIP)
for the following services involving grant assistance for the purpose of a
pilot program demonstrating the benefits of water efficiency measures:

. Implementing a computerized remote control irrigation system for
the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo (CMHIP) will allow
efficient control of lawn irrigation. A centrally controlled
system would allow not only changes to be made instantaneously for
individual weather events, such as wind and rain, but would also
allow seasonal programming changes to be made for different months
of the year. This system is capable of balancing zone watering
times across the campus without diminishing water pressure in the
campus water mains. This allows watering to occur at a more
efficient time of day with respect to evapotranspiration. Another
feature of this irrigation system involves alarm conditions in the
field.

. The expanded irrigation control system would include installation
of a central computer and three field satellite units as well as a
weather station for accurate on-campus irrigation related weather
inputs. This system would be installed by CMHIP personnel with
technical assistance as required from the manufacturer's personnel.

. provide publicity and promotion through local newspapers, share
results with other entities requesting information concerning this
project.

. produce a final report that compares historical irrigation versus
minimum theoretical irrigation use, predict what water usage would
have been without the irrigation controls and compare with the
actual water usage as determined by metering the irrigation control
system.

. provide technical assistance and staff support to produce the above
products.