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<br />.'~ . <br />. - -'-.-'--. ," " <br />...,"',d";,\,';:'_"" <br /> <br />.~ 1 .;. <br /> <br />0, <br />. ,,_ . .- -. '-4"_ ______"u_____.._____________ <br /> <br />,- <br /> <br />::' <br /> <br />", " <br /> <br />studies have verified the positive performance of these toilets, both in terms of the <br />toilet itself and its effect upon a sewer system. <br /> <br />'.. <br /> <br />",,' <br /> <br />Converting from a 3.5gallon per flush toilet to a 1. 6 gallon per flush toilet would save <br />about 8400 gallons per year for the average family. (As a point of comparison to lawn <br />watering, this volume of water is equivalent to a 2.4" application of water to the <br />average-sized lawn in Fort Collins.) <br /> <br />. Several cines, including Denver, Tucson, and Glendale, Arizona"have rebate programs <br />for U.L.F. toilets. These rebates vary from $60 to $80. U.L.F. toilets vary greatly in <br />price, as with conventional toilets. On the lower end, they can be purchased for $70 <br />to $80, about $10 more than a comparable conventional toilet. These models look no <br />different, externally, than their conventional counterparts, and several have received <br />very high performance ratings. On the other end, for those status-conscious people <br />who want to make a "statement" with their toilet, sleek-looking designer versions are <br />available for a mere $600. <br /> <br />4. Bring about more water-conserving residential landscaping by (a) limiting the <br />percentage of lawn that can be planted to Kentucky bluegrass, or (b) offering a rebate <br />for approved xeriscape measures. <br /> <br />Mesa, Arizona and Marin County, California, among other cities and districts, offer <br />'rebates for approved xeriscape measures. To qualify for the rebate, a minimum <br />percentage of the landscape is typically required to be covered with a non-living <br />material. (In some cases, a maximum percentage is also stated to avoid an <br />unappealing excessive amount.) There can also be a stipulation about a minimum <br />percentage of the landscaping plants being on a list of low water-requiring plants. In <br />Mesa, the rebate is for 25 % of the plant investment fee. A field audit is performed <br />to verify compliance. <br /> <br />The City of Aurora has a limitation on_the...amQunLoflandscaping-that-ean-be-planted-, ' <br />to K. bluegrass turf. For example, the limit is 3200 square feet of bluegrass for a 6000 <br />square foot lot, and for a 9000 square foot lot the limit is 3&00 square feet. An <br />exemption is available iflower water-requi.,;.ng grass is used, including tall fescue. This <br />is regulated through a process that requires the homeowner to submit a landscape plan <br />with the intended turfgrass area shown, in order to obtain a lawn permit. <br /> <br />'Multiple categories of rebates could be established for increasing degrees of xeriscape <br />implementation. Conversion of existing landscapes could qualify, as well as <br />landscaping for new homes. One issue to resolve would be if existing xeriscapes <br />qualify . <br /> <br />7 <br />