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<br />ounty: Weld
<br />,Funding: $<\,572,
<br />Start,Date: 5/15/92
<br />La Sa~le
<br />Co,unty: ' t-arimer'
<br />FuiIdiJig: $17.930
<br />Start Date: 8/15/92 ' "
<br />Lov,eland
<br />Coimty: Summit
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<br />Funding: ' $20,125
<br />Start J}ate: 7/15/92
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<br /> $1,800,
<br /> 7/1/92
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<br />County: ;San Miguel
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<br />Funding: , ' $2;500
<br />,- y " 7/10/92
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<br />. 'San'Mi~uerCOlinty
<br />County: Garfield
<br />Funding:. ' , $15.915
<br />Start Date: , 7/31/92
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<br />- 'The Town of La Salle instaliedQ demonstration project to show the p~blic water'conserving land-
<br />scape methods and to 'provide a comparison of water requirements for different types of plants,
<br />Comparisons were ''made of three plots: Kentucky bluegrass; fescue sod; and a wildflower mix. For
<br />the full 1993 growing season, thefescue sod used 23.5% less than the bluegrass sod. .Each of the,
<br />plots are approximate"ty'the same size as an average residential lot. The approximate savings thai a
<br />homeowner could have received,' if he/she had q fescu~ lawn, would have been $38.42 per year.
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<br />The City of Loveland conducted indoor water use assessments and provided pluf!lbing'retrofit devices
<br />to Single family homes, Between October 1992 and Ja~uary 1993,580 homes panicipated in the pro-
<br />ject. The project was dfsigned to red~ce indoor wat.er use and analyze the;effect of the retrofit
<br />devices. It was found,ih(ltihe higher thewpter use, the higher the percent savi~gs from the retrofit
<br />devices. The estimated wqterreduction due to the retrofit devices in the audit group was 19.9 per, '
<br />(ent, ljithe entire population installed retrofit devic(s, the estimated water reduction for the popula-
<br />tion would be 17.7 percent:
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<br />The Northwest Colorado Council of Governments developed a specialized computer planizing tool to
<br />assist resoft-c~f1!muriities-in the dev~lppment of water consen;ation plans an~ projects. Th'e plannit:!g
<br />toql was a computerized spread sheet that stores information on..w~ter consumption,- water serviCe
<br />data, financial data, and allows' compdrison' and evaluation of different water conservation 'options.
<br />This tool a~d~ water supplit;rs in resort communities in, the evaluati~n'orsystem-wide conservation'
<br />options and select\on of the mo~tbenefjcifll proj~cts.
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<br />The Lake .i'ueblo State Parkinstalled a solar operated irrigation system versus the prrsent manual
<br />systrm to demonstrate, the potentiaFwilter savings. The project included: installation of two solar
<br />operqtedl times, valves and controlrint9_ Cl:4.rrent manual sprbikler system to conserve water; to, cof}--
<br />serve manpower and improve tree health; ;"onitor water usage and Systemoperatiiinwhich incl"d, .
<br />ed-timers, valves and, c.ontrol,~ instdlled; provided publicity ~nd promotion)hrqugh pres~ releases.
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<br />San MiguetCounty, in'pannership with the 'Telluride Institute, produced a 20-page guide concern-
<br />ing water issues. in the upper,San,MigueIRiver basin. Approximately 9,000 guides were distrib'uted.
<br />The confer,ence and water conservation exhibit were'held at the 1992 "[deas Festival" in Telluride
<br />on July 25, 1992. This, eVent was free to the community. . Approximately 75 people attended with a
<br />strong showing of regiona~-decision mpkers a.~d comm" unity leaders. .
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<br />The Town of Si/tdistributed packets with water saving plumbing devices and literature to each house-
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<br />hold in the Silts !Vaterservice area; 475 packets were distributed to residential ijomes.' The project'
<br />completed the conversion of the community to water conserving plumbing fixtures. Data collection
<br />. ,'was not conclusive. The!e is some slight water savings/rom J9~1-93' but ":ater Lfse went 'up in 94.
<br />There is speculaiion that it is due to drought conditions but it,is difficult to measure, The project edu-'
<br />, cbied residents on. wel,ter con'Se~ation techniques ~nd the importance of w~se water use.
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