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<br />Final Draft for Discussion Purposes Only
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<br />3. Definitions
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<br />Acre Foot: The amount of water it would take to cover an acre of land to a depth of I foot,
<br />approximately 325,851 gallons.
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<br />Agency: Means a public or private agency whose primary purpose is the promotion of water
<br />resource conservation,
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<br />Board: Means the Colorado Water Conservation Board as defined in gg37-60-101,
<br />103 and 104, C.R.S,
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<br />Board Office: The Colorado Water Conservation Board's office is located at 1313 Shennan
<br />Street, 7th Floor, Denver, CO 80203, The phone number is (303) 866-3441. The facsimile
<br />number is (303) 866-4474, The Board's website is http://www.cwcb.state.co.us.
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<br />Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB): A division of the Colorado Department of
<br />Natural Resources, the CWCB was created in 1937 for the purpose of aiding in the protection and
<br />development of waters of the state, The Board's authority and role is defined in g37-60-101, et
<br />seq" CRS, The Mission Statement of the CWCB is to conserve, develop, protect, and manage
<br />Colorado's water for present and future generations.
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<br />Covered entity: means each municipality, agency, utility, including any privately owned utility,
<br />or other publicly owned entity with a legal obligation to supply, distribute, or otherwise provide
<br />water at retail to domestic, commercial, industrial, or public facility customers, and that has a
<br />total demand for such customers of two thousand acre-feet or more,
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<br />Grant Program: Means the Water Efficiency Grant Program established through HB 05-1254,
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<br />Office: means the Office of Water Conservation and Drought Planning created in section g37-
<br />60-124,
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<br />Project: Means the proposed scope of work, activities and tasks that the applicant will perform
<br />using the monies awarded by the Board under the Water Efficiency Grant Program.
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<br />Public facility: means any facility operated by an instrument of government for the benefit of the
<br />public, including, but not limited to, a government building, park or other recreational facility,
<br />school, college, university, or other educational institution, highway, hospital, or stadium,
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<br />Retail Water Delivery: means all water sales made by the covered or planning entity except
<br />wholesale water sales which are made through installments and credit sales and the exchange of
<br />property as well as the sale thereof for money; every such transaction, conditional or otherwise,
<br />for a consideration, constituting a sale; and the sale or furnishing of water,
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<br />Water Conservation: means water use efficiency, wise water use, water transmission and
<br />distribution system efficiency, and supply substitution, The objective of water conservation is a
<br />long-term increase in the productive use of water supply in order to satisfy water supply needs
<br />without compromising desired water services,
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<br />"Water Conservation Plan," "Water Use Efficiency Plan" or "Plan": Means a Plan adopted
<br />in accordance with g37-60-126 CRS,
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