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<br />$3.000
<br />7/15/93
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<br />TIle Tow,:'oj Otis,.built a g,emonstrotiofl; xerisc~pe,garden on city lots. The g~rdenfeaiu~es a' h'fndi-"
<br />/cappedllccessible path, a '{fry sireaf!lbed, a rbck garden with native prairie flora, klarge section
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<br />of the garden is riiservedfor plants'.dependent upon natural rainfall only. ,'All the plants are
<br />. labeled. Many of the If/cal residents come to just sf,t in the :garden and a/so pull wee4s.,
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<br />Pitkin County initiated an effort to install low flow toilets and devices into residential homes in the
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<br />Roaring Fork Valley, (nitial efforts resulted in the installation of approximately 100 toilets in Aspen
<br />and surrou(lding communities. Response to '(he prog'ram was low. A ran4pm survey ofparticipa'nts
<br />'showed satisfaction with the product, 'The low partiCipation may have'bee;, due to thlifact that toi-
<br />lets ,were the same p.rice orjust lower thr~ugh the local hardware stores. '
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<br />Pi*in
<br />$20.000
<br />9/1/93
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<br />The Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo installed a computerized ref!lote control' irrigation
<br />. rystem to-;allo'J.'f.{ efficient control oflawntrrigation. The ir1igationlcontrol system 'includes a c~njral
<br />co~mpu!er. and three fi'eld satellite un~t~ as' well as a weather station for accurate on. campus irriga~_,
<br />tion related weather inputs. The central control system allows changes to be made instantaneously
<br />fo,\ individual weather even~s, SUfh as wind and rain, and t;llso allows seasonal projecting"changes to
<br />, be made for different months'ofthe year. This system also allows for the balancing of zone watering
<br />times acrqss the, campus withol1t diminishing water pressure,in the campus water mains.
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<br />Pueblo
<br />$49.875
<br />8/1/93
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<br />Pueblo
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<br />San Miguel County Planning Dqiartmimt devetope4a demonstration xeri:'Fape project to encourage
<br />hfgh__elevation, '"!inimal-wateluse lqnd'scaping for 'residential uses. The ct'emon;tration'isites includ~
<br />ed a residential/ot.in a newly developed subdivision and a public bus turn around. A xeriscape book-
<br />let. was po~uced describing tlze' types of plants thatare~ preferable ',to the high' altitudes ':'1 (he
<br />Telluride area and xeriscape methods. Favorable responsesIor the booklet w.ere received along with
<br />some db~(ltiiJns for the printing. ' I -
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<br />San Miguel
<br />, $8,000
<br />12.11/93,
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<br />The To~n 'of Sugar City purchased a C6mput~r system to,tr~ck ~aier usage~' Meters_ were also
<br />installed,at major public sites. This establiShed a database by which the townprovides a monthly
<br />and annual summary<Jf the amount of water used by the customers, This shouldprovide a1l'incen-
<br />tlve for water consumption und,er a specified minimum amount in ,the future. .
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<br />, Cro,,!ley
<br />$1.627
<br />9/1/93 '
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<br />The Town of Wiggins deveJoped a water improvement project to include metering of all. residents,
<br />businesses andptlblic facilities. "This will,allow fo'r a transition from a flat billing ra(e Ita a metered
<br />, water r~t.e. One hundred meters were installed and' initiat~d the completion of all mete~ installa' "
<br />'tions~ This has helped the town t.o have a better handle on how their water is usedand:where it is
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<br />Morgan
<br />$15,000
<br />7/15/93 ,
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<br />Wiggins
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<br />\ Woodmoo~ ,Water & Semitatim! Dis'trict developed a w~ier education program for middle ,school
<br />children and,the ad~lt community, Acollection of 35mm slides 'showing the useof xeriscape land-
<br />scapetechniques and a VHS tt,lpe'showing successfUL wafer ~onserVation techniques were devel-
<br />oped. Public and school presentations Were completed.
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<br />E1 Paso '
<br />$7.000
<br />9/1/93
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<br />Woodmoor
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<br />Blockgrant program implemented when fr,trI,ds were returned to th" municipal
<br />. grants program. Six projects were awardedfL!rtding in thespring of 1997.
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