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<br />.md thl'n di...tri}:lutl"J ...t,lil'\\"jdl'. <br />TIle curriculum will han' ,1 <br />definite Colorado focu.... An <br />,ldvisory group h,l!> bl-l'n <br />t'Stablisht.>d.,.1'; \\.'('11.):0; J statl.'widl.' <br />r('vie\\" net\\"ork. <br /> <br />Colorado Springs <br />TIlt:' Colorado Springs. Wa!l'r <br />Dt.'p.utment has joinl>d with <br />community \'oluntl~'p., landsc.lj.X' <br />inJu!.<try professionab .1Ild thl' <br />CSU Horticultufl' DepMtnwllt and <br />Extl.'n....ion St.'rviCl' to reSt'ardl thl' <br />water-<"onsuming ch.uaCI('ristk~ of <br />plants currently rt'(llffiml'ndt.>d fllr <br />Xl.'riscapc'\I ust~. <br />Plant.!> gro\\.ing in Ihl' city's <br />h'\'o-year-oIJ Xeriscapl'.~' <br />demonstration g.udl'n will be <br />e\'aluah.'lL Rl~UItS and <br />information on pron'n pl'rforme~ <br />and thl.'ir w,lter needs will be <br />publicizl....J and incorporat<'li in <br />local t>duration programs. <br /> <br /> <br />Colorddo Office of \Valer Conservation <br />Colorado Woller Conservdtion Board <br />1313 Shermdn, Room 721 <br />Dem'cr. CO 80203 <br />303/866-3H I <br /> <br />I'rj"t,'d Oil r..cydt',I''''I'I'r <br /> <br />DCl1ver <br />The Dt.'n\'l'r Water Dl'p.lrlmt.'nt <br />will }:Iring do\\"n the l"'Urtain I.lkr <br />, <br />thi.. Yl'aT on ib projl'Ct to in~l,lll <br />met('~ for 8i,OOO flat-ralt.' <br />.1(COunts, The si.....yl'ar projt.'Ct is <br />being complctt,i at .1 cost of S:l6 <br />milJi()fl-four y,"'ars .lhedd of <br />schl'dule .1nJ s.t million under <br />budget. <br />Full nll'kring i~ e'f't'Ctl'd to <br />~a\"l' Ill.nOO .Krt' fe,"'t ()( water per <br />~.e.lT, about IhTl't., f'\-'rn'nt of the <br />dt'p.lrlml'nt's fiml annual yield. <br />All of Dl'Il\"t.'r's 87,500 flat-rate <br />accounts \\"ert' in older single- <br />t,unil}' hou~'s dnd duplL'\'l's, <br /> <br />G reel ey <br />Tilt.' city is e\',lludting the co~ts <br />,lnd diectin'nL's" of using water <br />ml'tl'~ in municipal p.lrks. ~lost ~lf <br />11ll' park... .nt' cllrrl'ntly unmett.'Tl'd <br />,lnd <lTt.' not bilk'd for wakr used. <br /> <br />The intent ot Ill(' program i~ 10 <br />promotl' water cons.er\.",i{)fl by <br />tracking \....att.'r use and evaluating <br />the l'ffl'cti\.eness of \,ariOll., <br />irrig.ltion ml'thod., to reduct, watce, <br />nmsumption. Fin.ll decisions <br />regarding ctl':>1 and <br />Implenll'ntatiun will be made <br />during the lqyJ budgt..t scs.,ion. <br /> <br />Grand lillie/ion <br /> <br />Sen.'11 months relllain on a <br />rl..'SiJt.'nti.l1 rl'trofit projt.'Ct in Grand <br />Junction. Bt'ginning in .\1'1j' of <br />1991, the (ity worked with Ihe <br />Colorad() Dep.lrtnll'nt of Natural <br />RCMlurcl's to select homt.'ownl'rs to <br />p.uticipate in an 18-month projt.'Ct <br />to e\'alllilte ,l dual-flush hlilct <br />dc\'ice and low-flow sho\Vl'rheads. <br />The projt.'Ct aims to c\'.1IU,Ht.' <br />\v.lll'r 5<l\'ings. t.'!l('rgy sd\'ings ,lod <br />hOlnl'owner acn.'ptance of thl' <br />lit-vices. A fin.ll report wiII be <br />compll'll'd by Ihc first of nl'xt year. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br />