WSP13006

• File Number: 8131.600
• Description: Southeastern Water Conservancy District
• State: CO
• Basin: Arkansas
• Author: SEWCD
• Title: Newsletters - 6
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

Director Appointl11ents/Committces

III April 2002 live din:ctors
of the Southl.:astcm Wah:r
Conservancy District wen: up for
reappointment by the Tenth
Judicial District Court. ~k

N~'\,l). ,lPl"n1nlcd nuanl r>rl'~u.lCnl AI;lI1
lIamd.srC\\CIl

Leonhardt swore in thn:c new
directors: Bill Long. Benl
County; Lou Mdlini. EI Paso
County; and W. R. "Wally"
Stcaly. Pueblo County.

Directors Robert T. Schrader. EI
Paso County; and Denzel
Goodwin. Fremont County. were
reappuinted.
In addition to the
transfonnalion urlhe Din:ctors
new committees were appointed.
The board elected AI.mlfamcl as
the new board
president. Robert T.
Schradl.'f fL'lained vice
president position.
The board also
took actioll to
n:appoinl committe
members. The board
considered action to
,
conlinn Alan Hamd's ~'I
appointment of
directors to Ihe
ExeclItive COInmine.
however, all other
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the discretion of the board
presidcnt. To sec a current listing
of cOlllmittee mcmbcrs visit ollr
Web site at www.secwcd.organd
click on the Director button.
Writtcn by: Margie Miller.
Compliance/Administrative Clerk,
SEC\VCD

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AprillK. 20(12 recl.l1t1)' appOInted buard memller Luu \Icllini
(lelt) Il:'pre~cl1lmg EI ra~{l Cuunl)' and reapptllnll-d Gen/d
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(.\TRISc.~rE, C""llnlH'J,n'", f'd)W II
estahlishmellt.
This year the garden
will only be watered with J
the minimum amount of
water needed. There arc
three different water
zones in the garden. The
high water zone is the
Kentucky Blue Grass
which receives 1 W' of
water <1 week.
Approximatdy eighteen
to twenty g.lllons ofwatl'r ~ ~
is used per squarl.' foot
and 3D" of watl..'r is added o\"Cr a
twellty.wel.'k irrigation season.
The plants and grass that require
a moderate amount ofw:iter \..ill
recel ve V.." once :1 wed.
Approximatdy ll.'n gallons of
wal1.:r is used pt..'r squarl.' foot
and 16" ofwatt..'r is :Ipplicd unr
an irrigation season. The low
water grasses and garden beds

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will be irrigated with only Yl" of
water every 14 days.
Apprnximatdy only three gallons
of water pl.'r square foot is needed
and only 4 112" of water is
applied during an irrigation

season.
Our goal is 10 demonstrate to
garden viSItors that a Xeriscape
Iandst.."ape not only conservC's

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water, but is also
quitc beautiful and
functional. The
garden coordinator is
avail:lble for guided
tours upon request.
As part of the
garden's education
program t\\.o colorful
slide presentatiuns arc
also available. One
prcsentatiull details
the sevcn principles
of Xeriscape and how
to implement them
into a landscape. The
second presentation features
wOlter-conserving plants that C:1I1
be used in a Xeriscape landscape.
Please. call the District officI.' for
more infonnatinll.

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Written by: Jean Van Pelt,
Education Program and
Maintenance~.~
Coordinator SECWCD r
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