Water News: Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District Volume 2, Issue 14

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News and Notes from the SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT VOLUME 2, ISSUE 14 Landscape Irrigation Audits To improve the efficiency of land- scape irrigation the District is offering certified landscape irrigation audits. Landscape audits are a tool to help identify whether an irrigation system is working adequately and where adjust- ments need to be made. For most land- scapes, attention to irrigation efficiency has the greatest potential for water con- servation. Paying extra attention to irri- gation system design, maintenance, and management can reduce water use by an average of 40 percent. Improving irrigation efficiencies will result in: ♦ Reduced water use and fewer dollars spent on water ♦ Improved landscape appearance; fewer wet or dry spots ♦ Reduction of runoff ♦ Reduction of water lost below the root zone (deep percolation) ♦ Reduced fertilizer and chemical requirements Water savings from the landscape. irrigation system can be accomplished by using irrigation schedules. Schedul- ing is based on knowledge of the per- formance of the system and the plants' need for irrigation water. Water can be (See IRRIGATION on page 5)1 JUNE 30, 2005 SECWCD DIRECTOR APPOINTMENTS t the April monthly Board meeting, Judge Dennis Maes, Chief Judge of the Tenth Judicial Dis- trict reappointed Lee Simpson of Pueblo County and Ed Bai- ley of El Paso County to the Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District (SECWCD) Board of Directors. Including three new members to the district board; Howard "Bub" Miller of Otero County replacing Ron Aschermann who served on the Board for six years, Carl McClure of Crowley County replacing Orville Tomky who served on the board for sev- enteen years, and Reed Dils of Chaffee County replaced Glenn Everett who served on the Board for twenty -eight years. Glenn Everett passed the Presi- dent's gavel to W.R. "Wally" Stealey of Pueblo County to serve as President of the Board. The remaining three officer seats remained unchanged with Robert Schrader as Vice President, Bill (See APPOINT continued on page 2) From Left: Lee Simpson, Reed Dils, Howard "Bub" Miller, Carl McClure, and Ed Bailey