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<br />would limit fedenl reg.
<br />authority for years.
<br />immediate skeptical
<br />[\ from Kessler ana
<br />was a\~.'gnal that the
<br />con<:1uded talks that
<br />ed Friday's historic to.
<br />;ettlement proposal
<br />face difficult hurdles in
<br />nths ahead.
<br />Iler's,assessment of the
<br />al will have a significant
<br />(In its prospects for ap-
<br />by the White House -and
<br />!ss. A respected voice on
<br />health issues and a long.
<br />nti-smoklng crusader I the
<br />; FDA chief has been an
<br />1tial adviser to President
<br />n and members of Con-
<br />m tobacco lssues. for
<br />a.nd fonner Surgeon Gen.
<br />. Everett Koop are co-
<br />neR of a panel of health
<br />ts who will advise the ad-
<br />;ration and Congress on
<br />ttlement proposal. They
<br />prOmised to give the deal
<br />scrutiny 8Jl.d have indi-
<br />that.they already Ita~# . ,.
<br />I maJor flam in itll detal.18;
<br />e role of the FDA was one
<br />.fiy conlenttous issues that
<br />settled only near the end
<br />gotiators struggled to
<br />a self-imposed deadline of
<br />veek to conclude an
<br />~ent,
<br />_e final hours and days ot
<br />egotlations involved a .
<br />;y of activity as state at-
<br />~ys general, publi~ health
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<br />WEATHER:
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<br />storms,high
<br />88. Mostly
<br />clear tonight,
<br />low 57. Mostly
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<br />WATERING liPS
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<br />. Your lawn needs differ-
<br />ent Brnounts 01 water at dif.
<br />ferent tJmes of the year. In-
<br />stead of setting your
<br />sprinkler system once i3
<br />year, set it monthly to foHow
<br />these guIdelines:
<br />. April: Y:z inch a week:
<br />May: '* Inch a week; JUflfI:
<br />1l,4 inch a week; July: 11ft
<br />inch a week; August: I ~
<br />Inch a week: September: ~
<br />Inch a week; October: %
<br />Inch a week.
<br />. To figure out how much
<br />your sprinkler waters, set
<br />out three coffee cans at
<br />ya.ryJng distances from the
<br />sprtnkler. Turn on the
<br />sprInkler for 15 rnlnute~,
<br />tJ:len. measure the depth of
<br />~.-"'" In.,_ellch_.....n. add
<br />1l('Up'"'iriii~Mde:by 1n~.-FOr-'t;"
<br />example:" If the llYe1Bge for
<br />the three cans W8$ 14 Inch
<br />for the 15 minutes, then
<br />your sprinkler delivers an
<br />Inch per hour,
<br />. Water only In early
<br />mornIng Of late lIyenlng
<br />when you lose less water to
<br />eyaporatlon. Don't water
<br />when the wInd Is blowing,
<br />. -let your grass grow a
<br />little longer and mow only ~
<br />of the blade length at II
<br />time. Leavlngjthe clippings
<br />on the lawn can provide ,ni-
<br />trogen to nelp gtaS$ grow.
<br />. Asprlnklerthlllt applies
<br />water close to the ground In
<br />large drops Is more emclent
<br />than one that prOduces a
<br />flne mist or shoots water
<br />high In the aIr.
<br />. Know YCllJrsolls. lfy(lu
<br />have clay, wafer won't soak
<br />Into the ground as fast, so
<br />water It lightly fOr short pen-
<br />ods. Sandy solis absorb
<br />WIIter quickly, and can han-
<br />dle more Intense doses.
<br />Both types of sotl may bene-
<br />nt from short watering pe.
<br />nods. It's.a good Idea to tUl
<br />either type of 5011 with or-
<br />ganic materlaJ, sum as com-
<br />post or manure, to Improve
<br />Its condition.
<br />. More Information Is
<br />available through Colorado
<br />. springs Utilities Water Re-
<br />SOUftes Department at 448.
<br />4555 or through Colorado
<br />Employees of Qreeq Belt Turf Farm near Rush harv..t bluecrass Fri. State University Cooperative
<br />day. The pa.. was planted about II year a~o and will be transported Extertsion at 636-8921.
<br />to Colorado Sprlnlalawns. zg,fJ:r C%rf/do Spr'oo,
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<br />-Guy JottnHn prllfs i~'-w w.ted"'It'''''""1~ b<<Ck yaJFrldtIy water. Typically, city watar C"ltScmtptlon trlpkra dll(lnl summer
<br />momln,. ~.rlscape 1~~dllC8p1nl um P!~ .~t-.d.~.t ~uiN~~uch.. month. to 120 million ~allons 8 day. ' , ~:., :~'
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<br />06nceTI1gr:~\Vii\g OV~!increasii1K wat~r:.usage
<br />ByToddHartrnen ..' - .-. 'prtci5.:,7.~.;-.. ' ... . Je,Je_}'TIwlGUtltte
<br />The Gazette . .~ .. . . : Utlllty'o!ticlals in se$irlu clt. .
<br />It's that ttm~ of year: thou- - iei sai._~ere's little queStion
<br />sands at sprlnkler!l joJntng forces lawns ace big water coniumers
<br />to' greeJ\ up bluegrass aU over _ accounting for 40 ~t to
<br />town, a summertime ritual in . M per'Oent of the annual water
<br />lawn~lu$b: Colorado Springs. use. "-;::'" '_ ;t..'" .
<br />But here, as across much of And many Western cltles are
<br />the booming West, there Is in- eracldng down, implementing
<br />creasing concern that we're laws abned at discouraging the
<br />wasting too much water on our use of the ever-popular Ken-
<br />love affair with lawns. tucky bluegrass and encouraging
<br />Utility offlcjals In the Springs, _ even fJemandJng -land:iJcap-
<br />where methodical water plan- ing with plants or grasSes that
<br />ning has ensured sufficient !JUP- don't drink so much. t ~
<br />piles tor decades of growth, are . Consider: .u. ..
<br />looking seriously at ways to cut . In Albuquerque, N,M., a taw
<br />summer water consumption. passed in 1995 allowsjWIt 20
<br />They're pushing for an ordJ. percent of a new home'" land.
<br />nance that will ban future neigh- scaping to include bluegrass.
<br />borhoods from requiring lawns . In TuC!lon, Ant., resld"lnts
<br />in every front yard. And they're who let their sprinklers spray
<br />discussing rate changes that may onto streets or sidewalks can be
<br />mean higher summertime water sr GRASSlA3
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