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• Board Meeting Date: 1/23/2008
• Description: OWCDP Section - Town of Castle Rock - Synthetic Turf Project
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

Castle Rock Synthetic Turf Project
Application for Water Efficiency Grant
^ More consistent playable hours -Synthetic turf doesn't wear like irrigated turf;
therefore, it doesn't require service interruptions to repair damage and allow for
recovery.
^ Reduced annual maintenance -Synthetic turf only requires periodic cleaning of the
drainage system and brooming of the field following use.
^ Water savings -Synthetic turf doesn't require irrigation and hence provides water
savings.
3.3 Conservation Plan and Water Savings
The proposed project would reduce Castle Rock's overall irrigation needs and is
thereby expected to provide water savings of up to 1.5 million gallons per years which
is equivalent to the average amount of water used by approximately nine homes in
one years. This would assist Castle Rock in meeting its conservation goal to reduce
current and future water demands particularly in areas such as landscaping and
targeted water savings objectives of 18 percent over a 5-year average use (165 to 135
gpcd) as outlined in Castle Rock's Water Conservation Plan. Additionally, Castle
Rock's conservation goals call for creating a community culture that includes water
conservation. Installation of synthetic turf fields is a public display of Castle Rock's
commitment to creating community awareness about conservation by making
conservation a direct aspect of planning and development.
4.0 Scope of Work
This scope of work provides a general description of the Synthetic Turf Project at
Elementary School #45 and outlines the major tasks, roles, and responsibilities of each
party involved and the deliverables. The anticipated schedule and project budget for
each of these tasks is provided in Section 5.0 and 6.0, respectively.
4.1 Project Overview and Partnership
As previously mentioned, Castle Rock and DCSD plan to install a synthetic turf
athletic field at the new Elementary School #45 in the Meadows area of Castle Rock.
The Synthetic Turf Project will include a 200-foot softball field and a 180-foot by
300-foot multiuse field that together cover approximately 1.7 acres.
This assumes an average irrigation application rate of 33 inches/year. This application rate
was multiplied by the synthetic turf field area (1.7 acres) to obtain a water savings of 1.5
million gallows per year (4.5 AFY).
s This assumes that each home uses approximately 0.5 AFY.
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