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<br />1993 Grant Recipients
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<br />The Colorado Division of Wildlife, using the South Platte River Watershed. produced a teacher,
<br />training workshop to expand the scope of th~succe.ss[ul Rivers of Colorado Water Watch Ndtworke
<br />.-currIculum to address the hlstonl;al and sOCial- tssues of water use and the role of conseryatron asl '
<br />a resou~ce manaiemen~ tool, lvhile also in~orporating NationaLProject"Wet ac~ivities in the-'cur..:' .
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<br />riculum. The project helped to develop skills'to communicate effectively about wa~er values and
<br />water issues',in the State of Co.lorado: .
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<br />$8,300
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<br />Empire
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<br />The Town of E;"pire installedapproxitilately 37 meters and offered low flow fixtures to residents.
<br />Metering included, residential, bUSiness and public facilities. Both the ifistallations of m~iers and
<br />devices were difficult. Due to an older unmapped system without shut-off valves, many meters were
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<br />l much more difficult to install. -;\lso .installers were very reluctant to cotn~ to Empire for the -amount
<br />of work that'~vas being 'done. -For s!milar communities, it would b~ recommended that: eJch: site be
<br />reviewed prior to,committing'to an installation,
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<br />J qrand Junction Regional Center installed JOO infrared, automatic faucets. Each, technician, work-
<br />Mesa, ing dir~ctly ,with, clients: washes their hands an average of 30 times in their eight hour shift. ,
<br />$47,000, ' TrGditional faucets use an 'average of One gallon of waier in a is secondhand wash, whereas the
<br />8/1/93,. automaticfauceis, u.se abou.t j/8 (one, eighth) gallon., This offers apoteniialsayingso1.$7,419.60 th?t
<br />'. I, could be saved each year witl} less <<S_~ -of wl,;zter and less "energy needed to heat water. The automat-
<br />Grand Junction 'icfaucetsmake a tough job easier (mdalso savetimefol-technicians who ~ften have their tzands[ull
<br />wO,fking--wlth cli~nts-who'need assista.nce with all the!r daily personal care., ';
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<br />Weld J
<br />$4.500
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<br />Ilighlands"
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<br />Highlands. Eldmerltary School installed a 200,sq ft educational xeriscape garden. 'Buffalo grqss has,
<br />been planted along with Buffalo junipers and Bristle-Cone pines; Rainfall and irrigation has been
<br />closely monitored by the use of ~ppropriaiely placed rain gauges. Signage has been pUI inplacewitf1
<br />the help ojthe art teacher and lesson pfans have been developed to emureuse by al{students dnA
<br />Jeachersithroughou.t(he year. fiix pic~ic tables (one o/which is ha':dicapped accessible) made fro~
<br />/recycl~4p-las.tic ftave b~-en, irs'taIled- to" aIlo~ ~eachers to bring entire c!a~ses o.ut to. work in th~ gar- '
<br />den onhands-on'projects. ' .
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<br />$,,2,5,00, 0 '"
<br />7/15/93
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<br />La 'Junta
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<br />The City of La J~nta ins~daed a xeriscape ga'rden-as pan ola new pa~k development. Durihg tht/
<br />installation, o,ver lOa residentsf volunteered iheir time to' assistiri planting lhe park., Meters h~ve
<br />been installed and water usage is presently being tracked. : Tn addition to"the xeriscape garden' the
<br />Utility Department offers xeriscape seminars to the public, '
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<br />, 8' The--Town'-ofNucla constru;ted a ra~' watef' gravity flow irrigation syste~ from. a raw water spurce
<br />Montro,se l '" to, 'sev,eri,af"p, ~bliC" u~e' sites. with~n th,e community. The' Jiig,hschoPl, ,el,em'e~i{l1Y, SChO,.O~'" . m~,~',lC, !pa, I
<br />$40,400, park and nflghborlllg resldentlal homes are served by th,s system~ A hecidgate was mstalled and
<br />10115/9:l. pipe laid all the way to the high school. 'Construction took much Idnger tha~ anticipated due to.
<br />, bedrock,!hroughout the constructio;varea. Would reco.'!lmend'~oil analysis throughout...the distribu-
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<br />-tiorz. area' prior to a~tual construct(on. . ,
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<br />] Otik 'Cr:ek Elementary School in CoJora4o Springs developed an outdoor environmemal center for
<br />El,paso ,', stUd, en!SfO,utilizethfl,'r skills in Pf:a"Ctl,',C, a,lapp,l,.ications., The,cent,er prOVide, s a ~esourc" e for tea, c,hing
<br />$9,650. '" practlcal math and SCIence (:oncepts. The plant matenal chosen offers~an envzronment capable of
<br />11/1/93. _ ,\ susta'in~ng various birds and insects'~pecies:' which allows for unlimited'educational ~pportunities.
<br />The xeriscape garden gives the means fo~ a hands-on approach to water use, efficienay arailable to'
<br />students, te~chers and thecommuni~.>,LessonPlans were developed and are u~ed'by the tea~hers..,
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