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<br />.> <br /> <br />- potential for substantial conservation through changing <br />outdoor water usage; <br /> <br />- development of Planning Commission landscape guidelines <br />incorporating xeriscape practices; <br /> <br />- emerging community environmental ethic, indicated by <br />participation in aggressive recycling program; and <br /> <br />- high visibility opportunity to showcase results to local, <br />state, and national audience. <br /> <br />2.5 COMMUNITY DEMONSTRATION AND EDUCATION: <br />The Public Demonstration and Information Plan includes: <br /> <br />1. Construction of the xeriscape garden/playground which will <br />demonstrate the appropriateness and function of xeriscape <br />vegetation in a park environment; <br /> <br />2. Permanent display of the landscape site plan will identify the <br />type of vegetation used, describe the water conservation <br />features of the project, and the xeriscape concept; <br /> <br />3. Design and production of a high-quality Guide to Water <br />Efficient Landscape in Colorado Mountain Communities. <br />describing appropriate xeriscape and other water conservation <br />practices tailored for mountain communities, headwater <br />communities, and the Western Slope. <br /> <br />Project may be replicated in master plan, landscape planning, and <br />implementation of parks along the l50-mile Yampa River Recreation <br />Corridor in Routt and Moffat Counties and in the municipal parks in <br />Craig, Hayden, and Steamboat Springs. <br /> <br />2.6 INNOVATIVE FEATURES AND BENEFITS: <br />In the past decade, tourism has established itself as Colorado's <br />second largest industry. Much of the tourism acti vi ty has been <br />generated by the winter tourism and destination resort activities <br />of Western Slope communi ties. Historically, these tourism and <br />headwater communities have been heavy users of water, particularly <br />for landscape, parks, and recreation amenities such as golf <br />courses. For a typical Colorado municipality fifty percent of the <br />water consumption is for outdoor usage. We anticipate outdoor usage <br />may be even higher in tourism communities and suggest there are <br />substantial savings to be achieved through prudent outdoor water <br />usage in these communities. <br /> <br />Our research indicates this project will be innovative for a <br />mountain resort community located" on the Western Slope of Colorado. <br />Comparable, comprehensive water conservation projects have been <br />implemented in colorado, primarily in the metropolitan communities <br />of the Front Range. This project is tailored to the special needs <br />and microclimate characteristic of destination resort communities <br /> <br />.. - -6 <br />