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<br />" ~!p~rt~r~H~r~~~;it Writer ,_lii_gz1!1i~J\J~JJJ
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<br />If you favor the Frugal Flush, When: 6:30 p,m, March 18
<br />or lean toward Citywide leak, Where: Service Center, 200 N.
<br />detection programs, the city's Wilson Ave, Why: To take
<br />,Water Department wants your. public input on the draft of,the
<br />:'f..l'1mp~'.c":', ,. ,,.,'j. iiT( Wate(Cl:,'nservatien Plan,:l;'or
<br />" . Lavl!lahd 'Waler' GGnser'l'ation. ;ng[e"inlormation :call Water
<br />, Speci~list );,aurie, Ililt~~ey sai~~ i!;{0nsE1ry~tion Sp~jalist laurie
<br />the cIty wil! tak~ p\f>hc mput on,' G'A~diWy 'at 962-!l111 C' '
<br />a water conservatIOn plan
<br />.1i~011gh-. A1lq':30,"ffhe . 5:j<p~ "'-"."'Lo~ilin:d- residlmts already
<br />. ~l !an'feVle~ w.at~r ,ps~ ~~~ ~iitlve'~\Y""water USI"l p;;.\udney
<br />. .: d ~n4.,lists s,t~ps the Fltlf1il- ~id, '1'l!ugh sdfvey I showed
<br />. n~~s a~~ reSIdents can~'if'1~!li Lov,elan ,.water'l1se averaged
<br />. A. ~~ efficIently use water",> .'~ ",bout 11' allons per person per
<br />r.. ~ 'f<' '- Tqe . CO\9rado Gerieral~.J!ts, day. 'BoUlder showed about 200
<br />it .. sel1!-bly pas~ed the W~terCo~er" gaJlons,per person per day, Gree-
<br />.' vabon.Act m 1991 ,WhICh, m part,,: ley,lS8, and Fort Collins, 191.
<br />required certain water providerS"' '. . ' . .'
<br />to draft water,savings plans, This She. said .half of the re~ldentlal
<br />is the 'first year cities inust7.uM'. water IS used m landscapmg,
<br />mit plans, due by July 1. . , Water D~partment Director
<br />D' Audney said without the plan" Ralph Mullinix said because of
<br />Loveland would hurt its chance to' Loveland's good stewardship, the
<br />get loans for future improvement conservation plan needed no
<br />projects. Members of the Water_ drastic measures. However, he
<br />," ,,Department, volunteers from, the ' said the investments to buy and
<br />"Water Board and representatives develop water plants IS so great,
<br />from the, Northern Colorado the city wants to ensure that.it
<br />Water Conservancy District and ,receives the highest benefit.
<br />the Jiur~~~~ntatio~~antt}j~ ';;h~?~~s~fu:t.rcity:liOesn't
<br />wtlO~ Fel/,ijli;l\Ty 1995*O'~i!ftt'.-want to spend 1l.lot o{riuiney on a
<br />. .,,: the plan" . '"'''' ~plant to provide more water if
<br />;~ Of the-. nine tips ip the plan, ~ ~esidents plan to let streams flow
<br />" ,none repres~mtsa big change for ~rom ll!eiryards d~wn the gutter,
<br />, Love~and, D Audney saId. . , Residents, should conserve
<br />Wnters suggested the cIty sell water for two reasons he said.
<br />water-efficient fixtures an!! appli- ,They can keep capit~1 invest-
<br />ances such as low flow shower ' ments down .and keep personal
<br />heads, . faucet aerato!,s ,md the water bills low.
<br />Frugal Flush,a deVIce to save
<br />water in toilets,: . "It may be ,an oVerus~d term,
<br />Other recommendations include but (water~, IS a precIous re-
<br />promoting educa.tion to students, . source here, Mullinix saId.
<br />. heginning a leak detection, repair D' Audney will take public input
<br />and rehabilitation program, and during a meeting 6:30 p.m.
<br />backing landscaping that requires March 18 at the Service Center.
<br />, little water in new developments. The public meeting will follow a
<br />"The plan encourages 'people to ~ater Board meeting, which be,
<br />learn to use the water they need . gms at 4 p.m,at the ServICe Cen-
<br />. but not to waste it;""she' 'said:.... ' -'irer.' . "-,, . ,..-.. "
<br />The draft suggests the recom- Residents can offer written
<br />mendations be phased in over comments through April 30 or
<br />five years. can caU D' Audney at 962-3711,
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<br />Laszlo recommends giving yoUr
<br />eyes at least 10 ,minutes to get
<br />used to the dark and using the
<br />largest binoculars you can finl,!.
<br />Binoculars with a magnificatiO:n
<br />of 7 x 50 are likely to work, he
<br />said, but 8 x 30s fail to detect the
<br />orbiting space junk,
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<br />Laszlo saw the satellite from
<br />his home at the south end of Fort
<br />Collins.
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<br />The southernmost stars of the
<br />"fishhook" tail of the constella-
<br />tion Scorpius are a helpful guide,
<br />Laszlo,.said....1t,sllOuld ,pass lo\\jir
<br />than the stars in the tip of the
<br />Scorpion's tail. That's about lone-
<br />half to one width of a binocular
<br />field above the horizon.
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