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<br />.< <br /> <br />PROGRAMS: An ongoing effort to achieve a goal, usually involving several projects, for example, <br />a conservation program may include a metering project, a retrofit project, and a <br />landscape project. <br />PROJECT: Systematized efforts to achieve an objective. <br />PROJECTED SAVINGS: An estimate of the amount of water which will not be used because both <br />suppliers and customers are implementing certain efficiency practices. <br />RETROFIT: An umbrella term which refers to the modification of something for more efficiency. <br />In the case of water conservation, retrofit refeIS to modifications to plumbing fixtures to <br />increase efficiency. <br />SUPPLY MANAGEMENT: Methods in which a utility maximizes use of available untreated water. <br />(See also conservation.) Example: repair ofleaking pipes and tunnels. <br />SUSTAINABILITY: A decision-making concept descnbing development tbat meets the needs of <br />the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own <br />needs. <br />UNACCOUNTED-FOR WATER: A term used to describe the various ways water is difficult or <br />impossible to measure such as in under-registration of aging water meters, leaks, fIre suppression. <br />XERlSCAPE TM: A landscape concept to describe a seven-step process of landscaping tba1 <br />conserves water and protects the environment Developed by Denver Water in 1981, <br />the term is now tradentaIked by the National Xeriscape Council, Inc. The seven steps <br />are: <br /> <br />4) Practical Turf Areas <br />5) Efficient Irrigation <br />6) Use of Mulches <br />7) Appropriate Maintenance <br />(When this seven-step system is applied, landscape water use can be reduced 30 - 80%.) <br /> <br />1) Page and Design <br />2) Soil Analyses <br />3) Appropriate Plant Selection <br /> <br />24 <br />