Pollution Prevention Grant Program

The Colorado Pollution Prevention Act of 1992 created a Pollution Prevention Grant Program designed to fund P2 activities and programs. The Pollution Prevention Grant fund is generated by fees collected from facilities required to report under EPCRA or SARA Title III and is administered by the Colorado Pollution Prevention Advisory Board. One of the board’s FY 2013 goals is to encourage Colorado state agencies to take action towards meeting Executive Orders D011 07 and D012 07 which set goals for the Greening of State Government.

This year, the board has determined the best way to encourage action would be through a matching fund grant program that will be open to all state agencies, including higher education and will result in a reduction in water use by state agencies.   

 
FY 2013 Grant Recipients:

1. Colorado Department of Corrections, Low Flow Valve and Fixture Project - $18,894
2. University of Colorado, Denver – Anschutz Medical Campus, Campus Irrigation Water Efficiency Pilot - $20,000
3. Colorado Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, Plumbing Fixture Replacement Project - $12,029
4. Auraria Higher Education Center, Smart Irrigation for a Smart Campus - $15,077

FY 2012 Grant Recipients:

1. University of Colorado, Boulder – $20,000

   Summary: The CU Boulder Office of Sustainability have shown that large energy savings can be achieved in lab buildings by working on the building ventilation and infrastructure. However, there are also significant energy savings to be had by working with lab members and the equipment they possess. This report on a lab audit pilot in the Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology Department demonstrates that point. CU Boulder acieved the equivalent of 120 kWh/day savings by working with only 4 labs on energy conservation projects.

Final Report:    CU Green Laboratory Audits and Conservation Program Final Report    

2. Office of Information Technology – $20,000

 

Summary: This project involved making changes the central payroll system to not print the employee pay advice and upgrading the Employee Self Service to a vendor version that was capable of keeping data secure but outside of the State of Colorado’s firewall.  This project resulted in savings of approximately $60,000/yr and a reduction in paper use of 960 reams (480,000 sheets) per year.

Final Report:   OIT - Elimination of Pay Advices Final Report    
 

For more information, please call Rachel Wilson-Roussel at 303-692-2976 or email cdphe.ppp2@state.co.us

Call 303-692-2976 or email cdphe.ppp2@state.co.us