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barbeque to the public and during that time provides water conservation materials to the public. <br />The City maintains water conservation information on it’s website with links to other sites <br />regardingwater conservation. Water conservation classes are given to local industry <br />employees upon request. Waterconservation kits consisting of lowflow showerheads, water <br />faucet aerator, toilet tank banks, and leak detection tabletshave been offered to and purchased <br />by citizens at a reduced rate through the Utility Billing office and given to citizens during the <br />Utility Week Barbeque open house and during Drinking Water Week. <br />Xeriscape Demonstration Gardens in City Parks – TheCity’s parks department has three <br />different types of water conservation demonstration gardens in Riverside Park which are labeled <br />for public viewing. One is a specific native plant garden that is never watered. Another is a <br />xeriscape garden that is watered once a month. The third is a drip irrigation demonstration <br />garden. <br />LandscapeEfficiency of City Property - the City has been proactive regarding landscape <br />efficiency and irrigation of its parks. Two thirds of the parks have water efficient landscaping <br />and irrigation systems. The parks irrigation systems are audited on a regular basis for efficiency <br />and watering is based on the evapotranspiration (ET) rate, standard quality turfgrass, which is <br />the most efficient watering system.Mowing in the parks is set at 3.5 inches to allow the grass to <br />have more water storage capacity yet preserves the aesthetic quality of the parks. The parks <br />also fertilize with low water use fertilizer. By the end of 2007, the parks will move to a central <br />irrigation control system which will be based on ET and weather conditions which will further <br />enhance the irrigation efficiency of the parks. The City also follows water conservation practices <br />at the City cemetery. Mowing is set at 4 inches. Grass mowed is mulched and left on the <br />lawns, drought tolerant grasses are planted in bare spots, slow release fertilizers are utilized, <br />chemical is added to the water for absorption,watering is done at night and minimally in areas <br />of low traffic, and irrigation systems are audited on a regular basis. The City golf course also <br />practices water conservation measures by watering according to the ET rate, maintaining <br />irrigation equipment for maximum efficiency andminimal water waste, and maintaining soil and <br />turf health that maximizes water absorption and minimizes water loss to evaporation and runoff. <br />The parks, cemetery and golf course all utilize non-potable well water for irrigation purposes. <br />The public can obtain ET information and weather conditions from the Northern Colorado Water <br />www.ncwcd.org, which islisted under weather, weather stations <br />Conservancy District’s website, <br />and data reports, and then per location. NCWCD has a location at the City’s golf course for <br />local information. The information on this website is what is utilized by the City for parks and <br />golf course ET rate watering. <br />City of Fort Morgan Water Conservation PlanPage 11 <br />