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3. Center of ReSource Conservation. Slow the Flow Colorado: Irrigation Inspection <br />Program, 2007 Final Report. <br />General Category: Irrigation System Design, Irrigation System Installation, <br />Irrigation Efficiency Audits <br />Study Type: ❑ Journal ® Private Study ❑ Book ❑ Government /Agency <br />❑ University ❑ Manufacturer <br />Study Description: In 2007, the Center for ReSource Conservation (CRC)'s <br />Slow the Flow Colorado Program performed 1256 irrigation inspections across <br />Colorado's Front Range. In an irrigation inspection, a CRC auditor tests a <br />property's irrigation system for efficiency, and recommend's a irrigation schedule <br />as well as other improvements that can improve the system's, efficiency. <br />Year(s) Data Collected: 2007 <br />Quantitative /Qualitative: Qualitative in regards to landscape BMPs. Gives <br />detailed quantitative information regarding before and after audit water usage. <br />Summary of Findings Related to Landscape Water Conservation BMPs: <br />• Distribution Uniformity and system operatirig at incorrect pressure <br />• 79% of participants that watered at rates above ET prior to the inspection <br />reduced their water usage after the inspection. <br />• Very interesting articles! <br />Caveats: <br />• Does not quantify individual BMPs for their conservation <br />Expected Transferability of Findings in Developing Quantitative Estimates: <br />❑ High Z,Medii m; ❑ Low <br />Page 3 <br />