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<br />Efficient Water Use III Homes and Cities
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<br />~roundwall.t ~lqUlkr.;_ 31 I...b! ""Ine ",I the
<br />~urlJ.LIt w.lter lh:n l'11Ia~ tn,: city.; tn:.ll-
<br />m.:nl !;l(l!tlll''; h3" Jlrcady p.b:"l'd thn'ui:n
<br />""11I.'l'11." dx':;' Up:;.lrl;\lm W.bll'W.Un lTeat-
<br />men! pl.1Il1 AlLh')lI!=.h tn.my pt.'('plc dLl 11>'1
<br />like thl" IJ!..., of JnnklOi: In:iltcd W3..tL'WJ-
<br />ter. m.my Ullt.''' III t~o[L'r,ldll rdy un Ihl:;.
<br />n,T\'ckd \\ .1In
<br />.-\1 hl'OW when pl."'rk (lmsld.-r Teu".
<br />mg .mll rl'l-ydlll~ \\-J[ef. they <,lten think
<br />('I rl'usmg ~rJyw,ucr Ahhl1Ugh ll,.m~
<br />~rayw.ltcr f.IT Irng.mL11l nuy ~L'Cll1 hkl'
<br />.1 simpit' W.I\ hIT home"wons hl rl"U",'
<br />w,\ler drJlIll'd fr"m ,,:I"lh,.... \\;l"nn"
<br />h.llhr,'(11l1 smk", .md sh,'weT.; gr;l\wJ.tl'r
<br />reuse 1<; aduJlly .\ public holth [..SUt; In
<br />(.,I,'radL', dl<;[hJr~mg h"llXh(lld gr.1Y
<br />\\'.U('"T reqUlrl''';\ pt'mlll lrl'm thc ,'t)unt\
<br />health \kpMtmCnl. ,md II nm:;;l I1r,,( he
<br />dlslllfeued :\ nh'llll,lHng pfl)~r<lln I:;; ;\lso
<br />rC4ulreJ Ilcl\W\er. theX' puhhc he.lhh
<br />rule:;; dt) not Jpply I,l \urm-uj1 W.1I0.
<br />whICh IS pn,'qlmnl 10 l",llll,lin IW harm-
<br />ful :;;ubstances ! l,lrnnl\\nn~ LUl clllll'..:l
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<br />Grll,\\\a/i'r-l'll/I!"il(,'d \\u,ll 1lI 11'1',"
<br />h(/(,'1 dhlllh'.J 'r',Hl1 ,l"th!", l\thho'
<br />lllld I-dlhl,"'>rI1 WIll" ,II"I"'T'. ,mtl
<br />wi>, Gr<.l\\nUO .l,),', 11,'1 111.111,1..
<br />Il',llo 1/11m {(III!'I' i\\hl,h ,,"11...111.'
<br />human a<l\!rl ,,, 1,,110 from ,bh-
<br />\\ujll.:r. ,mJ f~lIdlOI "nb (I'/u,h
<br />CLll1t"'''1.' ,ngtJ/tli \\,,'1.., /'(lCl01,1. ,lIJJ
<br />f1,'~"I>ly ,Jlltfl f1,UIIl1,..;,'Jl').
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<br />\\'i:IrIll-ul' hall'r-{'nt4,..d h,'u,..h,tl,l
<br />h,l1n allo\\,'.1 ((,1 Jlmn WH1II~ In,,1I6
<br />(j .If'lIfJ It"mpn,lIwt"
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<br />warm-up \\ ata In htKket;. ,mu ll;...: It h'
<br />W,ller planl"
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<br />Best Management Practices
<br />Ik,,{ m,m;lgcml'lll rr.\LlICeS lB\lP:;;l
<br />,HC rl'c,mml,'nd,'d \-'.11Ulll,lr\ It','hn,)!.,pc,,
<br />nr prJcll,'c' d\.'\"d'lp.:J In Ihb C,ISC. tel
<br />Impr,'\'e w,lll'r U","' dllll,'nC\ in Jnd "U\-
<br />"ld,' tnl' h,'me
<br />In mJ.1l\ CJ"C" dfld,'llI \\J.tl'r u~e
<br />uq,<.'nds k:.~ ~'n the' typl' ,11 t~chnob)?;y
<br />empl,,\"Cd. ~mJ nll'r~' ('fllhe \~,I\ 11 I~ m,m-
<br />a~ed F~l[ n.ul1ple. J.l1land'>l;lpt.-\\;tI~'nn~
<br />~\.,tcmS----1.'\'<.'n hand,hdd h,)SI.'~an
<br />~\as!e \\;II<.'r unll";"" Ihl'\, ,He pr,'rcrh- ll!""r-
<br />Jh'J ~md mJllllam..d
<br />:\menCJn \\":It('[ \\'{lTh'" .\':'.;.XIJ.ttlln
<br />"ludiC" ,IlTl'''~ lhe: l.:,'unt~. !~lllnd tholl hlltl16
<br />wlth ,Illl~lm:ltll- lrn~llI,m c"n!r"lkrs U","' 47
<br />pacelli Ill"fe w;11er than h.lm.-s \\llh,'\1I
<br />;\Ul,ltll;llK c~'ntrlllkb [},:H.l tWin Dcn\"t:r
<br />\\'J.1a ~htl\\ Ih;ll III lb "..r\"lce ;nea, 'm~le-
<br />famIly h,,"l<'~ with J.Ul,lm;lltc u,ntf(llkr~
<br />ll".,~ ')(1 p,:nem nlllrl' \\,ll,'r Ih;ln bnds.:,lrx'~
<br />n<.'ed Tn.: pn'hkm is th.ll f".'llpk wah
<br />.lUWm;HK "\..,tt'm,, (lfll'n ~'t Ihl'lr llmer~ ,ll
<br />th.. b'-~lI1nlllg ,lllh... ,,'ar klr w,l1l'nng r,lln.
<br />1T1l1rt' ;lppn'pna!.- l~lr lh~' Pl\lk Irngalltlfl
<br />,;i.';h,lJ) III Juk Thm tbry nt'\'f'T ,{dlllS1 thcm
<br />\ll \;,n,lbk- cllndlt\ll1lS I h,,--,,,'-dr;\AA,'r~ .IT('
<br />hkdy tl1lm&lIe .,mlller areas. ,mu hc much
<br />mllrl' ".:lbl11\C 1,1 l'h;m~rng tacwr., ~uch .IS
<br />\~md raln/,lli. ~ll' tempt:LlIllff
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<br />Lalld~cape Sl'!l-Clilll1
<br />L",,'d III conJunctlt'" wnh w.llCT,dIiclent
<br />lrng,mon systems ;l1lJ s,:hl'dtlhng" "nl' l.,f
<br />Ih... m~lst dr,.Lll\.... qrJtf,"gIC~ f"T lmpm\'1J1g
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<br />Overwatering Can Damage Residential Foundations
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<br />During 2003, 5ewral insurance compan!ts htll'u a Colorado engmeering Hrm
<br />to mvestigate claims related to foundation problems and inadequale surface drain-
<br />age in three ll'sidential developments-two in Colorado Springs and one in AT\'ada,
<br />northwest of Denver. As pan of its Illvestlganons, the rngineering firm compared
<br />a..:tual v.,ater uS(' records ",ilh eslimated annual irrigation requiremcnts at the three
<br />sites, Rather than fmding inadequacies m drainage engm~ring or construction as the
<br />primolf} culpm. Ihe firm discoYered thai a key source of the problems was excessive
<br />landscape lmpnion on the pan of the homemvners' a$.."OCiallons,
<br />The data show that Irrigation appllcations:u the three slles averaged 252 percent
<br />of the amount of waler reqUired. In the AT\'ada de\"elopment, where the estimated
<br />Irrigauon requirement was 29 mches per year, documented annual irrigation during
<br />2000-2001 averaged 80 Inches per year, 276 pt;rcenl of the amount required, In
<br />addiuon to damaging r(}undations, thc overv.'atering wasted an average of 51 inches
<br />of wat...r each ytar_
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<br />B COLORADO F'OUNCATtON roOl WATEOl EOUI:ATIO'<
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<br />,'lltd,,,'r w.lIa U","' dhdenc~ l~ 1t1~1;tlhn~
<br />1"w-w.Ill'T-U:;;C l:-tnd:,\;Jrf-L1l1d~~,lpcd
<br />.lrl';b th.lI reqUire mllllnlJI w,lIl'r I,' .,tlrrle~
<br />men! n.Hur.tl prt:'clpltJ.lllJn_ .-\lthl)l.l~h L\re in
<br />urh.m arca_'". thl' ultmule w;tla'\~l'><.' bnd-
<br />,,-,lp" relll':;; alm,'st ct1mpkldy (In nJ.lUrJI
<br />rrcclpll.l11llll. prexr\1ll,C. JnJ rl'lfllnlllucml'
<br />mJII't:'Ill'lb pbl1l~ m ~'rdcr tl' mmtnll:e the
<br />nccJ fl.lr suppkm...m.1f} w.lh.'Tln!<. ,-\n.l1her
<br />pt.lptllar .Iprrl,ach I,' W,ltCT-\\'bC l.111d;.;.:,\~......,-.
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<br />b ~"J.lled \l'Tl~,__;l~
<br />In ;1 19~2 study "t sm,dl'-bmll\' re~l-
<br />Jen'l'~ ~er\-ed hy th,' LlSl n.ly \Iumup,ll
<br />L:l1llty [1\~tnn Ln '\tlOhern CJ.hftlrm,l.
<br />Watl'T-l'll!lScr\'mg !Jnd"";jp"~ ;tchtcwd
<br />,1\'l:rJ~l' w;ltl'r S,l\'tn~~ III 41 f~r,Tnt
<br />l'll1lP;lf(.'d \\'uh trJdl1l~'rul bnd~,t!Xs .-\
<br />~l[1ll1,\T ,:.ttl,h Ll'lldtlctnl In Lb \'q:',b Jur-
<br />In~ l'-"1l)('l-1l1()() f,lund th.u 11111116 wheT('
<br />,II k,bl ~Ol1 "ljt!Ml' kl'lllf thl' I<lnd:;'__<lpm,>:
<br />was C.lIl\'l'rtl'J 1(' \en'><..'ilpt' Jdlll'\-cd \\Jl(,'[
<br />"'1\"1ll~<' ,'1 'h1 j"w,:rn:nt ('rdlllllll;\~' l'c,.ult~
<br />III ;l !I\"'''-Yl'.U ,tudy elf \.'n,.('ap~' (on\'\.'r-
<br />SltlllS JI smg1c-bmlly h,lml'.. III ""\I'n
<br />metr~'pl,h!J.n ;Hi:.l" al'lflg l_l,],'r;ld"',, 1'rl'1\t
<br />Ibn~i: lOdlCol\e IhJ.t w,lIer ';';.l\"jn~" dllnn~
<br />lfw :\pril-("\l'tllhl'r gTl'\~ing 'c:J.~,ln r.mgl'd
<br />tnlm 11'< kl td pcr~cm
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<br />Incentives for
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<br />Eflicient Water Use
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<br />in Homes and Cities
<br />Inccn\l\e5ll1 U;;'" waIn ml'rl' dhnently
<br />III urban r,sldcnll;11 ......l1lng~ ,'[ll:n uk~ tW.l
<br />C,'rn!" 1) tlllall\'lJlll1cl'ntl\l'~ qll'h :IS Clln.
<br />~.'T\-all"n ~Ull'r r,lte "trUdUrc~ ,'r rch.le
<br />anJ rl'lrotll programs, N 2) edtk.lll,'n Jnd
<br />Il'..:hlll~';lI .bSlSl.mce dl'''lgned l~l mf,'rm
<br />\\;Ikr u$t:r.. ,md help ..hang~' Jtlillldcs
<br />,md h.:hJVlllr, "l;lll', kda,l1. .md I"Lll
<br />r~'gtlhlth'n~ .Illd po.1hues nJ,lY als~' ~f\T te'
<br />enc,'ura~l' \\1",,' W.ltlT u~,' bel' R"~Ulallllfl'
<br />.md r,llKll'~ Pwnlt'tJn~ Ul1l.a-nt \\',1[1'1'
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<br />\IUll1llpal w.ller pr~wld('r5 dl'sl.1'.n J.nd
<br />Implemenl n"'51 WJ.tl'r l'ftlClency illu'n,
<br />un: pr~"'~r,lms In urh,ll1 '>l'lIm",,, It"\h'\-a,
<br />w,lleTshed WI1UP, Unth'rSllles_ statl'
<br />;lg~'nCles. Jnd 1<xal pl.lbhc mt...rest orga,
<br />m:,mon:;; m'l~' ,llsn pnl\lue t:'Jucalloi1;J]
<br />r1T,'~rams and m!,lrm:lllllll
<br />Lsmg waler WIsely tak6 1m m.lI.;ruh...d
<br />Imp,JManL'l' \n !lOll'S ,11 W,ltl'f shl'nJge
<br />DUTlng penods 01 dwught. W,lla prll\ld,
<br />eT" g...na,llly stren)..,'lhl'n thclr inCentlW
<br />phlRr.lln~" mf,)rmmg CU"lllma~ .Ib"ul
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