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• Board Meeting Date: 3/22/2005
• Description: OWCDP Section - HB 1365 Guidelines, Water Conservation Planning and Grant Application, Model Conservation Plan
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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

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The degree to which an application meets the above evaluation criteria will be determined
by utilizing the rating system presented in the attached table - "Water Conservation Plan
Development Fund Application Evaluation Criteria".

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

5. Grant Program Administration

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 Water Conservation Plan Development Fund.
This effort will include, but not be limited to:

. CWCB Workshops
. Call line for support to entities that are pursuing grants
. Posting of the CWCB Modcl Plan
. 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 Fund, 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 balancc 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 Water Conservation Plan Development Fund-
Day-to-day Administration of the Water Conservation Plan Development Fund will be handled
by the Office and other Board slaff, as necessary. Administration responsibilities of the Office
and the CWCB will include:

i) Management and accounting for the moneys in the Fund;
ii) Disbursement and tracking of Fund 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;
v) Fund compliance assurance, including project termination if necessary;
vi) Project closeout for each project including, but not limited to, project filing, digitizing
and posting of the Final Plan on the Board website, final payment, and determination of
level of reimbursement, if appropriate; and
vii) Preparation of an annual report to the Board regarding the Water Conservation Plan
Development Fund program.

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