BOARD01525

• Board Meeting Date: 5/23/2005
• Description: Water Conservation and Drought Mitigation Guidelines for Board Action
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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Final Draft for Discussion Purposes Only

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iii) What other considerations does the applicant have that may influence the Board's
decision to award funds?

Other considerations that will be weighed by the Application Committee and/or the Board in
awarding grants will include:

i) Adequacy, reliability and stability of current and future water supplies
ii) Demonstrated financial need
, iii) Location of the entity with respect to the SWSI recommendations

Note that preference may be given to those applicants that propose preparing Water Conservation
Plans that follow the structure and processes described in the Office's Model Water Conservation
Plan Guidance Document as presented on the CWCB web site.

The degree to which an application meets the above evaluation criteria will be determined by
utilizing the rating system presented in the attached Table I.

Projects from qualified applicants will be ranked based on these criteria for the purpose of
determining which projects receive grant funds.

5. Grant Program Administration

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a) Publicity and Promotion-
The Office, in conjunction with other cooperating entities, will develop a publicity and promotion
campaign to stimulate statewide awareness of the grant program. This effort will include, but not
be limited to:

. CWCB Workshops
. Call line for support to entities that are pursuing grants
. Posting ofthe CWCB Model Water Conservation Plan Guidance Document
. Other resources listed on the CWCB website (www.cwcb.state.co.us)

The Office's efforts will include making water user and municipal and special district groups
aware of the grant program, as well as professional groups, to stimulate demand and encourage
applications.

b) Re-Appropriation of Funds -
Demand for monies identified by the two phases of grant applications received annually will be
used to support a request for the unobligated balance of the five percent share of the operational
account of the Severance Tax Trust Fund in March of each year by the Board.

c) Day-to-day Administration of the Grant Program -
The Office and other Board staff, as necessary, will handle day-to-day Administration of the grant
program. Administration responsibilities of the Office and the CWCB will include:

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i) Management and accounting for the moneys in the grant program;
ii) Disbursement and tracking of grant payments to grantees, expenses, and allocations;
iii) Notification to successful and unsuccessful applicants of the disposition of their
applications;
iv) Review of progress and final project reports;

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