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East Larimer County Water District <br />Landscape Demonstration Garden <br />95% Completion Report <br />August 27th, 2008 <br />Grant Recipient: East Larimer County Water District <br />232 S. Link Ln <br />Fort Collins CO 80524 <br />Contact: Melissa Tremelling, Senior Billing Specialist <br />(970) 493-2044 <br />melissatna,elcowater. orb <br />e <br />As described in the Application for Water Efficiency Grant, East Larimer <br />County (ELCO) Water District is installing a Landscape Demonstration <br />Garden to increase awareness of water conservation and thereby provide <br />water savings. This will assist the District in meeting its targeted water <br />savings goal of 5% as stated in ELCO's Colorado Water Conservation <br />Board (CWCB)-approved Water Conservation Plan. <br />This 95% Completion Report document is in partial fulfillment of CWCB's <br />Water Efficiency Grant Program requirements. A summary of the <br />project status and obstacles are described. <br />Project Status <br />The installation of the garden has been completed. This is Step 4 of the <br />project tasks provided in the Application for Water Efficiency Grant. This <br />task involved installing all plants, sod, mulch and decorative rock. This <br />step also included installation of the rain sensor, irrigation clock, and <br />individual meters used to monitor the individual zones. <br />Obstacles <br />The day the plants were installed, Northern Colorado experienced some <br />wild weather and the garden was hit with hard rain and hail. Some of <br />the plants got partially damaged, but ELCO's contractor feels they will <br />blossom just fine next year. This will delay the open house of the garden <br />until late spring 2009. <br />