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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />The program is cost effective. Based on local Colorado utility rates and family habits <br />collected from actual customer survey infonnation, the average household water and wastewater <br />savings is 7.966 gallons per household per year. In addition, the program yields savings of 272 <br />kWh and 26 thenns of gas per year on average - plus $49.58 of savings on housellold utility <br />-bills. At the overall target level of 18,000 households, the program will yield savings of <br />143,388,000 gallons (440 acre feet) of water each year. Using a conservative five year projection <br />for the life of the installed conservation measures, the program will save an estimated <br />716,940,000 gallons (2,200 acre feet), for a cost per acre-foot of saved water of $254. Other <br />benefits accrue through saved electricity and natural gas as well as avoided costs for wastewater <br />treatment. Total disposable family income over 5 years is estimated to increase by $4,462,200, <br />for a benefit/cost ratio of nearly 8:1. <br /> <br />The amount of money requested is reasonable. The average cost of the program is <br />about $32 per student. Each student receives a Resource Action Kit with water efficient fixtures <br />for tlleir Ilomes, a LivingWise Interactive CD-ROM, student activity workbook, Dear Parent <br />letters, certificate of achievement, pre and post surveys, household report card, home checkup, <br />and access to an interactive program web site. Each teacher gets a program video, classroom <br />posters, lesson plans and curriculum correlation, comprehensive teacher binder, step by step <br />implementation checklist, supplementary activities, Spanish support materials, graduate credit <br />registration fonn, and a program progress chart. The requested funds also include program <br />management costs associated with teacher/school identification, introduction to teachers, <br />shipment of kits and other materials, teacher evaluations, and compilation of a summary report. <br /> <br />The Construction Fund is an appropriate source offunds. In 1991, tile Board was <br />authorized to expend $500,000 from the CWCI3 Construction Fund for a pilot program <br />demonstrating the benefits of water efficiency measures by providing incentive grants [Section <br />37-60-125, CRS]. In 1993, the board was autllorized to expend another $500,000 from tile <br />Construction Fund as demonstration grants to promote the efficient management and operation <br />of agricultural and multipurpose water systems [Section 37-60-120 (3), CRS]. The guidelines <br />for possible grant categories adopted by the Board in 1991 included "school education" such as <br />classroom or field activities or introduction or development of curriculum. Another category was <br />"public infonnationleducation" such as community activities and events, workshops and <br />exhibits, or promotional efforts with local media. San Miguel County was awarded funds for an <br />educational effort to produce a citizen's water guide for the basin. The Bayfield School District <br />was awarded funds to build an outdoor water conservation classroom. Loveland was awarded <br />funds to conduct water audits of 500 homes. <br /> <br />CWCB staff time to manage the project will be minimal. The Learning to be WaterWise <br />program is a comprehensive educational package now in its seventll year of development. It has <br />shown to have wide student, parent, and teacher acceptance. Management and administration of <br />the program will be by staff of the National Energy Foundation. CWCB staffmigllt be available <br />for occasional classroom presentations regarding water supply and conservation. <br /> <br />3 <br />