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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Water Planning Relationship: The implementation of HB 04-1365 will contribute to help <br />meet the state's water demands by the year 2030. Funds will continue to be needed to support local <br />water conservation planning efforts that comply with this new state law. Water conservation <br />methods and planning are an integral part of water planning. Providing funds to educate and <br />demonstrate to the water users a method that can increase the conservation of water is vital to the <br />overall goals of this Board. <br /> <br />Water Planning Relationship: The implementation of HB 04-1365 will contribute to help <br />meet the state's water demands by.the year 2030. Funds will continue to be needed to support local <br />water conservation planning efforts that comply with this new state law. Water conservation <br />methods and planning are an integral part of water planning. Providing funds to educate and <br />demonstrate to the water users a method that can increase the conservation of water is vital to the <br />overall goals of this Board. <br /> <br />Recommendation: Staff gives a high recommendation to the funding of this project because of its <br />impact to educate the public regarding conservation methods of water - a scarce natural resource. <br /> <br />4. Impact of Turf Replacement on Water Use in Colorado <br /> <br />Beneficiary/Grantee/Contractor: CWCB, Various <br />Amount of Request: $150,000 <br /> <br />Ranking: <br /> <br />High <br /> <br />Product Produced: The project will be implemented to determine the impact of turf replacement <br />effort across Colorado - East and West slope. Building on the State Water Supply Initiative (SWSI) <br />Phase 2 Conservation Technical Roundtable, it is necessary to accurately quantify the conservation <br />potential of turf replacement in Colorado. Turf replacement programs have demonstrated significant <br />water savings in other western states and are considered an advanced conservation measure. During <br />SWSI Phase 2, conservation potential from a turf replacement program was based upon engineering <br />estimates using data from other states and regions. Very little reliable empirical data on water use <br />and savings from turf replacement in Colorado exists. <br /> <br />Project researchers will work with a selection of municipal water providers in Colorado from both <br />the East and West Slope. Potential West Slope participants include: Grand Junction, Durango, the <br />Vail/Eagle Valley area, and Buena Vista. Potential East Slope participants include: Ft. Collins, <br />Greeley, Boulder, Denver, Longmont, Lafayette, Louisville, Broomfield, Westminster, Denver, <br />Aurora, Castle Rock, Pueblo, and Colorado Springs. <br /> <br />Working with participating water providers nOll-turf "water-wise" landsl:apes will be identdit:J 111 <br />each city. These landscapes may still contain some amount of turf, but the goal will be to identify <br />landscapes that are at least 25% non-turf. The landscapes may be in both residential and non- <br />residential properties, but they must be served by a municipal water provider and the must be <br />metered. <br /> <br />The research team will contact the occupants, owners, or managers of each site to solicit their <br />cooperation with the project. Basic information about the site will be obtained including the date the <br />landscape was installed, the size of the landscape, the plant materials, the irrigation method, and <br />other pertinent data. Working with the local water utility, historic water billing data for the site will <br />be obtained. <br /> <br />Two analytic methods will be employed: <br /> <br />13 <br />