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<br />...:_..:~.., .: . ': ': '~';,:. auditl~.TbDrlnDQ. ,Water' Re-' <.M
<br />. ~uab green lawns"~n't 'hap- sources.~ Admm.i&tt!lto'r .. Ed' '87..:
<br />pen by themselves in COlorado's . Lanyop &aid the c111 sent letters . . 4 ~~.
<br />arid, climate, b?t free irrigation to. high-end Thornto'n' water 'ta -a' <~V')~.
<br />audit1 are helpmg gJOW healthy, 'men... " ~ . ... . .!L~~~.;
<br />efficie~t,yards in seven north- "We: iden~ed the tie.r-tbree ~Xq ..~~~1rit~nn:'!l.
<br />meb'o Cltles. and tler-!our !.tiel'll, wh\ch get ;:;~;,,;.:;~:~:r"'(.l'~"~"': :.;' . .:-"~;7.i"{:':'..,
<br />: The Slow the FJOl<\' CoJorndo char~e~ more: ~er 1'...Q.OO gal- .,--,,~..----:,'.. ... .::....,.. .,- ....:
<br />program, ajoint water-GOn&eJVa-' Ions, ~d Lanyon. -Now we've ~ording to Feing1as. man" ~
<br />don don: by the nonprofh Cen- ,opened i~ up t.o 'al! Thornton Jusnnen'CS that can increase wa-
<br />ter for Resource Conservation water CUSWIJlCTI. tI Thomton will tering efficiency and the health
<br />and panicipatipg citie$, is aimed fund up to 200 auditS this sum- of' the land5cape aret:1 't difficult
<br />at saving water and saving resi- mer.' to ';Pake. For instance, moving a
<br />denn; money on utility bills. Pro- Both admil\isU"aton said the sp~k1cr ~~ad. or changing no~
<br />gram Manager ~ Csibril. said Slow the Flow program is a J"C:'o zles I:i a-mmof unprovement thar
<br />BouldC!l'. Erie, Colden, Lafayette, rolt of inaea.sed warer-taout'Ct' can have a big impact.
<br />~ngmom, Thornron and WCSt- awareneSll due to tbe drought ~1t sounds bard, but il'S easy to
<br />~t.el' foot half the bill to pro- ~e ~t twO ye3nI, and one posi- c;lo." ..said Fcinglas. ~I did my
<br />V1~e the m:,e s~nk1e1' .system au- tlve SIde e!feCt of the drought own.
<br />diu to thezr .relildent:i, with the has been W1Setwarer usagc:-. Along with its b~Defi15 of
<br />rest of .the funding coming from "'Here in Thornton. and ptob- IOwel' water bills and healthier
<br />gru1ts. ably metrowide, we've seen all landscaping, the service adds to
<br />"People seem to find them in- ~c: citizens respond very pasi- cities' efforts at water conscrva-
<br />{ormative," Csibrik said of the uvely to the situation. and we've 'tioIl, Fdngla:; noted that C01Uier-
<br />audits. lie.en tbe water use go down," vadon comes down ro me! differ-
<br />Foul' hundred WestminSter Slbd lanyon, encc hetween saving a gallon of
<br />re~idents are receiving audits ~esidents. schedule an ap-' water or using it.
<br />th~s summer, according to West- pomtment 'WIth a CRe auditor, -Either you can find more
<br />mInster Warer Resourcell Analyst who conductS a series of tCSts on wa~r Or you can lower your re-
<br />Sru Feing!al!. .After sending resi- the la~n'l irrigation system. quzrement," said Feinglas. The
<br />d~nt5 a ~er about the program ~he~ zn~u~ ,a Wiuer pf.Ccipita- . second option is the overarching
<br />with thelt' water bill ~arlier thi& tIOn per sq'\Jal't' foot per minu,e goal as cities anticipate future
<br />summer. the city ':received more anaIysi$, a uniformity teat" to see d~(;lopmcnt and ongoing popu-
<br />. requests for ilie ~ &emcc than if different portions of the lawn lauon growth.
<br />can be fulfilled this year. Fein- are .equally. irrigated.' a soil ~We're looking ahead all rbe
<br />glas said he; is excited abOut 'the probe that measur~ roots and a time, . said Feinglas.
<br />program's suct:ess and hopes water pressure test, in addition . Westminster ;residenu Angela
<br />that more people will hear about to a visual cbed~ o~ ,lh,e. ~hole :m~ Sf;CVc pe~~~';~ ~Pt: .f-.~ .
<br />theusefulnessofit. '. syste.~forauyprobleJP;i', pre tb3~ ~,~;~~~'~~.:,
<br />. ~We hope lh,at these 400 au- . T.:Tsmg ~~ tcs:t.~~~ ~e ~di,: ;\1~C .~~qw~~~I~~~ . ",.,
<br />dll.S t!tat ar~ gOI?S' on right now tor then des,~~~~',a..,~~~!,-s:\~s:.:?geli.w~ ih~~_ "
<br />are llke &ccds m tbe commu- 5ch~dul~ r~r:optlma~rperfor- .~~_~e.l.~~~, ."
<br />aity, D said FeingIas. manc:e and &ugg~t$ uy'8djUSt- her ho~~enQld-'."!)\'at~~ ,ge. ; ;"
<br />. menu to tbe sprinkler sYSlem." With run's water bills and a
<br />. . large lawn that has been hard w
<br />k.eep green. 6he wanted to find
<br />OIlL how ana wht;11 wo~d be best
<br />to watet.
<br />Irrigation Auditor Sam John-
<br />son analyzed the P~rruzzas'
<br />sprinlder system Friday and had
<br />several tips for the f'erruzzas ana
<br />other ......d.ter. users. He nored that'
<br />in Colorado the soil is usually
<br />clay-laden, with the lack. of pores
<br />malc.ing it harder for roots to
<br />:;ink deep. To combal mis, John-
<br />son sugge6ls watering JUSt twice
<br />pet week during the honc:lt
<br />months of me yc:ar.
<br />-It nains the roots to grow
<br />down deep for water," saidJohn-
<br />sot\.. Making th~ grass work. hard
<br />to find water will result in a
<br />more durable, greener lawn. An-
<br />other way to maximize warer is
<br />by doing whar Johnson called
<br />. -cvcling" warenn!!'. An (>x~mnlp
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