Water News: Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District Volume 2 Issue 6

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News and Notes from the SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT VOLUME 2, ISSUE 6 TAMARISK CONTROL The Directors of the South- eastern Colorado Water Conser- vancy District adopted a resolu- tion authorizing the District to participate in the continued pur- suit of a western -wide tamarisk control program using a re- gional approach. Robert Hamilton, water re- sources manager for the Dis- trict, has been appointed to rep- resent the Arkansas River basin (See TAMARISK continued on page 5) JUNE 30, 2003 2003 Fryingpan- Arkansas Project Water Allocations According to the estimates from the U.S. Bureau of Recla- mation there would be 37,500 acre -feet of Project water avail- able for allocation in 2003. There is no unallocated Project water remaining from 2002 except for Enterprise reserves that were set aside for emergencies and 1,350 acre -feet reserved for return flow sale shortfalls. The District re- ceived requests for 152,754 acre -feet of Project water. Agricul- tural entities requested 108,692 and municipal entities requested 43,567 acre -feet. Early in the year it was deter- mined that there was going to be very little return flows to be allo- cated for well augmentation and the farmers under the irrigation ca- nals needed an early allocation of water if they were going to start (Continued on page 2) Xeriscaping Makes Sense in Colorado Our dry, sunny days and cool nights create the ideal environment for growing a multitude of attractive plants. Yet our dramatic tem- perature extremes, relatively short growing season, and often - prolonged periods of drought can pose challenges to even the most ex- perienced gardeners. Xeriscaping with water - conserving plants makes sense in Colorado. There are many benefits associated with xeriscape landscapes. First off, xeriscape gardening conserves water. In Colorado over fifty percent of our household water supply is used for landscape irriga- tion. That is water that could be used for indoor uses such as bathing and drinking. Xeriscaping can enable us to help conserve one of our most precious natural resources, water. Xeriscape gardening conserves time. By including low -water (See XERISCAPE continued on page 2) pITENTS CHILDREN'S WATER FESTIVAL 2003 3 W�F'ARKANSAS PROJECT TOUR 2003 CONGRATULATIONS' 2002 AUDIT COMPLETED 5 - 1-