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<br />Colorado Office of
<br />Water Conservation
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<br />IP IDJ & 1r IE:
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<br />Spring 1992
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<br />A Note from
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<br />tile Office...
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<br />n,t IIIQst rfa"t
<br />4i'i.'(wlf1/islllHCtll fo1'1htDifia' of
<br />hhtert'cnscr'tt,ltian1$ th,,'
<br />sUcCcssful coml,lttion of th~fin;t "
<br />cydeof 'wIJter Ctmsnt'atiOll gnwts~
<br />designed to ~'rovMt' fiftlmd,d
<br />ifl.."t",tivlt aswelJ tis: f",uliuX fo-r th~
<br />illtrodudiOli of wdt~'rc{)n~'n'athltf
<br />IffCdSllres tlll'Oltglt(Jut CtJ{ortulf).
<br />e ,-t"plicati(JIl packets w(rc
<br />lfi~tr;buted to nl'trrly500 "ge"dc!>
<br />illll', a tu'o~m(mth period.
<br />11Ie OfficI' rCC'I'jl'('n 63
<br />IIp/,Ucat;,ms, all of which slJowed
<br />tl gn>at ,/t,,1 of t1zI1f1Xl1t ami
<br />imlOvation. After 1111 l1-mcmbt";
<br />rt"lIi.'w cQmmilft'( 'Kui.'Jtl'd tlfe
<br />tfI'11Ji('I~tio"s. 14 I'mjt.(ts,UI('t(
<br />n'Cdffunt'lItted for !uwthtx ,utd
<br />fl1J1JrlWc,i II!, tlf( Colorado ~\~ttt'T
<br />Cun~cn'atimr BOllnl.
<br />A total df SZmf4-l7 in .'orrantos
<br />'Will ilt' dw('rd~'d this yem,Nt'4r/y
<br />SJOO,OO(l rt"mfl;n~ far fuhtn~
<br />distribution; IlltlldUltCl'l1ll'lIfs jor
<br />tlu' St'("(uu[ grant cycle willll('.....-J"
<br />this {tIll,
<br />In ~lJ,iifiotf te tht'grttttt
<br />program, fhl.' Olfi(e i-s fdciJitati"s
<br />qllllrll'rty me~titfS"; o{state7l.ddr
<br />wlltrr ('"OttM'i'VntiotJ C'(mrdinatoTS
<br />mill a I1rw 11ldta audit lm.J/~ram fi1t
<br />stlite ImiMings, FlItun; UPDATES
<br />U'illli'f !Iou '",ow what'<; going (HI
<br />ill our (ltficr-and bl W,tt...
<br />cl.ltIsfn'"holl tK1'O$5 Colbmdo.
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<br />1992 Water Conservation
<br />Grant Recipients Listed
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<br />Tht.' Ctllorado Offic(- of \Vater
<br />COll~-IYati{ln (OWO is in tht.'
<br />procl,""s of contr.l.ctinJ.; with the
<br />first 1-1 communities and agl'ncil'S
<br />to reCl'ivc.1 total of 5202.447 in
<br />water con!->l'rv.ltion grants_ The
<br />1992 pro;l>cts .lrC:
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<br />1. STEAMBOAT SrRI~GS
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<br />owe is helping to fund tht:'
<br />city's "Projt'Ct fllr a Tourism
<br />Community" by giving ,1 grant to
<br />desi~n .md build tl higlhlltitllde
<br />Xt.'risc.l~'lt~'" dl'nllHlstration pnljt.'Ct
<br />at.l local p.lrk .lnd dt.'n-Iop a
<br />complemt.'nt.uy "Guidl' to W,ltcr
<br />Efficient UndS(.lpt.~ in C\lltlrado
<br />\hlunt.1in Communities,"
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<br />2. LOVELA~D
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<br />The Lon'l.llld projt..'(.t will
<br />tr.lin nllunkl'rs to conduct water-
<br />U"l' audib of ::;00 sin~ll'-f.mlilv
<br />h\lme~_ Audib will indudt.>
<br />Oll'(king, for household leaks.
<br />in...t,llling watt'r l'llll",,-'n'ation
<br />Je\'ic'l~ .lnd l'duc.ltinf; cu-;tollll'rs
<br />llll ""lkr l'llll~'rvatioll.
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<br />3. FORT COLlI~S
<br />TIll' Fort Collin.. pn*'Ct will
<br />h,.:lp .,n.;;wer tht.' Ql1l"otillll, "Wh.ll
<br />Ml' tIll' w.ltl'r-....l\.ing l"lt.'lldit::- {If
<br />Ilf"g,lnic ""il prql.1T,ltillll prior 10
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<br />residcntiallanJscilping?" A
<br />rt.'ball' program (()1,:ering half thl..'
<br />cost of llrg<lnic matt'ri.11 will hl'
<br />uSt.'\.i to help 50 v(llunlt.'t.'f'S
<br />pn'p.ut-' their soil for sub"l'\.luent
<br />water-use analysis_
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<br />4. LA SALLE
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<br />Ll Salle will install thl1-'\'
<br />dcmonstr.ltion plllts in fnlllt of its
<br />community center to 'compare
<br />watl'r Ill'l'lb of two gras:o. speci~
<br />and .1 groundCO\-'l'r for application
<br />in public opt.'n space_
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<br />5. GILCREST
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<br />Gilcn.>st is using their owe
<br />gr.lnt tll condul..,t .In information
<br />c.lIllpaign. distributt.. \....olkr
<br />l'tlllSl'n',ltlon plumbing n'trnfit
<br />devict.'s and rl'h,lbilitatl' <1 p.uk
<br />irrigation wl'll. This 1lt.'W dftlrt
<br />will help (lffset antidp.lh:.<d cosl
<br />incn'.l::-l'S \,-hl..'n the slll"lI town
<br />.;;\dtclws trom a ~round\Vdtl'r to.1
<br />..urt.1Cl' water supply.
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<br />6. SILT
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<br />Silt will pro\'idt.' a w,Hl'r-
<br />((lIlSl'n-.-ltion p,lckd to l.'vt.'r)'
<br />(1Jsh,ml'r in town-an approach
<br />th.lt could rl..>dllCl' watl'r U~- by <l~
<br />Illuch .1:'< 20 pt.'rn'nt ,1 )'l'M_
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