Steamboat Tourism Project Applic

• Project Type: Ag/Muni Grant
• Contract/PO #: C153612
• Applicant: City of Steamboat Springs
• Project Name: Water Conservation Project for Tourism
• Title: Grant Application
• Date: 1/29/1992
• County: Routt
• Water Conservation - Doc Type: Application

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February 1, 1992

Ms. Kim Hout
Colorado Water Conservation Board
1313 Sherman Street, Room 721
Denver, CO 80203

Dear Ms. Hout and Board Members:

The resort business over the last ten years has firmly established
itself as one of Colorado's strongest growth industries. Over the
same period a remarkable amount of work has been accomplished in
establishing water conservation as an important tool for urban
planners. Historically the focus of this effort has been on the
Front Range and the thirsty communities contained therein.

I believe the time is ripe to more closely examine water use in our
mountain resort communities and see if there are ways to encourage
more prudent water use. While generally these communities are more
water rich, they are also situated in a more pristine stream
environment worthy of protection. They also serve to benefit
economically by a reduced need to construct new treatment and water
supply facilities. Because we are generally smaller communities our
water supply systems are burdened by smaller economies of scale and
it is an ongoing struggle to provide water service at reasonable
costs.

Moreover, the unique climate and soil conditions of our mountain
environment impose special considerations for the use of Xeriscape.
Here too the focus within Colorado has been on the environment and
conditions of the front range.

To a large extent, our visitors come for the beauty of the
landscape they experience here -- both in the surrounding mountains
and the community itself. Our challenge then is to ensure our urban
environment is as rich and vibrant as our natural environment while
minimizing the environmental and economic impact the creation of
that landscape causes.

In order to succeed, it is vital for us to take a leadership role
in water conservation efforts. We certainly cannot expect our
community to take measures which the government itself is not
willing to undertake. We are therefore very excited by the prospect
of undertaking the landscape project described in the attached
application.

P,O, 80x 775088, Steamboat Sp,ings, Colo,ado 80477
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