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<br />1991""PRESENT
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<br />KEyACCOM~LISHMENTS
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<br />,':"~stablished Office of Water C,onservationwithin .:. Developed partner~hips including: I
<br />f the Colorado Water Conservation Board. ,. MOU with theWaterwiser (AWWA nation- I
<br />al clearinghouse/on water use efficiency) to provide I.,..
<br />a. toll, free number and web at,cess to state i,nforma- !
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<br />. . ,MOU with the Division of Wildlife for a
<br />five-year aquatic resource education program and
<br />the WIN WIN program.' 'r , "
<br />, . .partriered in the development of "Water, I
<br />,Colorado's Precious Resource" with Water'
<br />"Conservation Alliance. , , .
<br />. COllperative ,agreement with the U.S.
<br />Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) to provide profession-
<br />al" assistance for Cblorado(s federal water ,users to
<br />, fulfill their requirement fqr water conservation plan-
<br />. Qing signed by all three BORarea offices;This action
<br />prevented duplication of efforts within the BOR's
<br />area offices and ,within current state requirements.
<br />. , . Partnered with the BOR and the National. .
<br />Energy Foundation to pilot water wise curricLilum in
<br />35 classrooms statewide.
<br />" . MOU with the Cblorcl40 Water and
<br />Development Authority regarding criteria for water
<br />conservation plans and providing their customers
<br />, with, profeSSional. and technicalassista'nce in water
<br />conservation planning.
<br />, +:. Administered pilot retrofit project with the City of .", ' . "
<br />. Grand Junction. ;.:. DeVeloped water education/information- program
<br />r' ,"tbroughNational Project WEf (Water Education for
<br />+:-Secured legislative approval for additionall fteto Teachers) k-12 & adult which included: '
<br />in,crease program staff Jo 2.5 fte. . , " . Provided training workshops ,for formal and
<br />. ' . , informal educators.
<br />+:-' Pro~ided professional and technical assistance to ' . Developed ,and-implemented (watershed
<br />water providers. and state agencies" as they ,initiate, , model curriculum for the South Platte and Animas
<br />plan and implement water efficiency measures.; Rivers. ~ '
<br />'. . Provided. training for 110 facilitators for
<br />-(., Conducted water augit of the Governor's; mansion Colorado Project, WET, to certify them to train other
<br />inc;tuding recommend,ations for water use efficiency educators.' .
<br />'measures. . Provided classroom presentations, water
<br />J festival participation. .
<br />+:- Implemented program that awarded $500,000 . Serve on DNR'~ environmental edu.cation
<br />for agricultLJraljmultipurpose grants toward 7 water 'steering pjmmittee. .
<br />efficienCy projects. (See attached documents.) '. Serve on Information/Education committee
<br />for 319 non-point source pollution.
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<br />.~ . Implemented, program that awalded $500,000 in
<br />grants for 2]' municipal water efficiency projects.
<br />'(See attached dpcume, ntation.)
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<br />.+:. Implemented req~iremer;1t for 62, water providing
<br />entiti,es to, develop water conse,rvatiol'1 plans serving
<br />,morethan\2,000 acre feet of, water' annually.
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<br />+:-' Secured legislation that, requires upgrades of
<br />\e~isting plumbing fixtures for ,construction or reno-
<br />vation of state-owned facilities and requires state
<br />-agencies to develop water conservation plans for
<br />'state projects and facilities constructed or renovated'
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<br />+:. Dev~loped model water conservation plan for .
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<br />'~ateagencies and assured that water audits ofistate
<br />buildings were conducted where local supplier pro-
<br />vides audit service: ,- , ' . ,
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<br />+:- .,Established and ,maintained an information Glear- .
<br />inghouse and repository. '
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<br />+:- ,Provided publiC information a~d education
<br />regarding water resources and cohservation indud- ~,+:- Implemented block grant program with remaining
<br />ing; flews/etters, grant reports" brochures, fact municipal grant funds. ' .
<br />sheets,' water audit report for Capito/ Complex.
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