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<br />nc.'\\ \~,lti'rin~ rr~tndl'lO~ ,11 SUf(h;lr!-'s~
<br />and slnnn)? h") hr]~hten :lWJrCnc.'~s .lh,lm
<br />the need (,1 red Ute WJln U~. lX'lh md,l,'r~
<br />,md outdlxlr~
<br />Althl)u~h drou~hHdated SllR'h.H.~e~
<br />;1nd ri'SlnC[l,m~ un ..1~llht,lOtly l\")w,'r
<br />demand ,)11 J t,'mp(-'rJ~ bJ_~I~. the \.\1n1111-
<br />ued sutce"" \.,j dh1rb t(, n:d\ltf llrh.ln \\ .It!:r
<br />u,.;c l.1Tgd~' Jq1l'nd" ,1n lon~-tcnn mcenll\T
<br />rn1grJIlb desl~nl'd t",'h.m~c pllhh( \';Jlul'~
<br />,md ~l<:ha\l(lrs, n1upled wnh Ihe m~talla-
<br />lion of ml1re wJ.lfT-cfItCI,.nt Il'lhnlll(1~lt'~
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<br />Cun...t'n-aliol1 \\"atcr R.Ut....
<br />R.ltes ;Ire an lmp,'runl (l'mp..'nelH "r
<br />;my mUnlGral \\J.ln ";(ll1"'<.'I'\'.lllon pro-
<br />!!r.1m bc.::m;;c thry .....nd cUSlomas ;1 nll'~'
<br />sage about th.. \.:llu,' l,j thl:' \1 atfT they U"".
<br />Sull, most wateH'ffltirllt~ expl'rt~ ;Igrl."('
<br />that l\.l ,lthll:"w k1ng-lam redudlons III
<br />demand. nlO....'f\",llltltl WOller raIl'S must bt..
<br />,.mnhincd WIth edUt;lllllnJI .md rcgublMY
<br />lIlcentl\eS \I.lr.' than hall ,J! Lnlor;td(l's
<br />muniCIpal \\'.l!cr utlllth:s (')4 pa""Il1) u,,"e
<br />:i-<'me brm "f w,lt,'r '.~'I1"a\";Itl<ln prh.:mg,
<br />Jlcordlng t,l the 2(\1-1- Dn'lI~hl ;l1ld \\.;lln
<br />~uppJy AS:'l'~~m<:lll
<br />At 1.>JSl fl\'''' nmlln,m ml~' :>lruCIUf<:S
<br />l,m he \"IC\lrJ ,b surp,lrllng dIKll'n!
<br />\\-aln ll~' IlnlfOm1 fales. "c,h,'n,11 r;llt's.
<br />mlft'aSm~ hl,l,,-!.; r.llt's. l'\(cs".u,.,~. r.llI'S.
<br />and waler Otl(j~t'l Ull'S
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<br />lTnirnrm ratt's. All ml'tcred wml'r uS(' b
<br />pnccd 01\ lhe same UIllI r,Il~' ree,ardl..s" \,If
<br />cu..tOnll'r (Ia::.silicalloll. ,lm,lUTll "f \\',u...r
<br />used. N when th<: w.ller IS u<<d ,-\lth"uk:h
<br />Unlf,lml Lll..,., d" n,ll ;lcW,llly PWlIl,111'
<br />elfinI'm \\'atn use. II IS more ...lllcli.'ncy-
<br />onenlcd than :i-<'ml' ,lldcr ralt's ~tru,ture~
<br />that charge' I..lwer unu pn,'es tor 1;lr,C.t'r v,ll-
<br />urn..'s of \\',11cr In Ctl!tlr;ldl>. um!,1n1l rat..'~
<br />arc used In .-\hmw::-;l Ruena \'I,,"t.1, (;oldcn,
<br />Gr;:dey, ,llld Plll'h!tl
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<br />Seasonal rates. LOll rJ.tl'S \',try fmm ~;J-
<br />s.:m t,l ",',10>'10 Tilt' In~ht'r T;116 Ch.1rbed
<br />dunn~ fk',lk-dcnlJnd pen.-xls refll'd the
<br />lncrea'>l.'d ltlSI 01 pfllV1Ulll)l: S<.'f\"K,' at th;J1
<br />llmt' of Y~';H \\;ller r,lIes f(,t '-l,1mt' l.:llsttlm.
<br />er c1a,,'OeS m [knn-r. Ltll,'rado ':lpnn~:,>,
<br />Dur,m,I?;<J, and run Ce\llins take scJs<'n.ll
<br />use InW account
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<br />Increa..in~ blot.k rate... lncre.l,;m~ hInd
<br />r;l1l'S (al",l known .1.'> lf1..-l1llm~ bkx:k or
<br />m\'encd bl(x:k rateSlUSC.1 ',cn...~ d bkll.ks
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<br />Efficient Water Use III Homes and Cities
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<br />ThiS beoWi(uf Xeriscape garden CJl'Qred by Maroo Tatroe of Cernennio/. lUSUare5 heM'
<br />/ow.>MJter-tM pIan/5 con provlde (I colorful and pIeQW1g fondsc~,
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<br />Wise Water Use TIHough Xeriscape~
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<br />The Xensc3jX (oncl':pt was born in C(ll(lrad~lln 1981. the bramchild or a w::Jlcr
<br />conservallon [ask Jorce formed by [)cnwr \Valer. The uademarked term combines
<br />the Greek word 'xcrl)s~ (dry) ....,lth the word ~Iand:;cape.~ bUt tbe moniker 15 not
<br />In[cnd,'d to impl)' desen gardens consisting solely of cactus and rock. 'Carefull>.
<br />chosen low-wattr-use plants of assoned heights, colors. textures, and fragrances om
<br />make xenscapes as pleasing and di"'mCllve as lhirslier landscapes
<br />XeriSGlpmg entails 5e\'en pnnciples that promote anractive landscapes and effi-
<br />cient \\'ater use_ These pnnClple!'--proper planning and design, soil ;Jnalysis and
<br />improvement, efficient im~ation. appropriate selection and groupmg of plants,
<br />mulchin,e., lim1ted lurf areas. and proper maintenance-are dt;'scnbcd in det,lil on
<br />Xerisca]X Colorado!; websue (www.xeriscapeorg).
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<br />,'r !Il'rs (,1 charg., hlghl'r unll pnces br
<br />hlg1ll'r 4uamllles oj w,lter Incn:.Nng hlo..:!.;
<br />r.llt's rew,lrd ,.tblomcr.. wh" us.... Imnllll;I1
<br />.lOlllunts of wJ.kr Eqult;lb!~ Jcslf-'neJ
<br />1Il(rt.'OIsmg hl,xl,; fatl'S (In rel(lh'f l<>S1S
<br />from ea,-h tllst~lmct !.:Ia..s m "ulh a WJ\
<br />tlul n,l ~lnc ~r,'ur 1$ rew.wJcd ml'r,' ,'r less
<br />Ih;m .m,'lher !"'f rt'duung dl:"m:md
<br />\tm~ l.<,lorad,l mUnl(lpalltIC~
<br />tnc1udm~ (,)lorJd" Spnng<,. Den\Tr
<br />DUfJ.ng,l1, r,)f! (.'111ms, Lr.md Juncll~m.
<br />~1"';lmh,'at Spnngs, \~lll. \\,llscnhurg. and
<br />\\'estmmstcr-usc ""m~' Iypt. 01 indm-
<br />109 hk.ck rate :,lrudure l..mgm,mt USl'S
<br />mncasmg bhx:k r;lll'S 1,1r rCSldcntl.11 \:u~.
<br />ltlm..rs hUI char~...s umf('rm r;uc.'s tlllrnga~
<br />!lon ,"U"IOmers and t:omml:"rClal customers
<br />th.ll u~ brge \'olumes uf w,u...r
<br />Published r"'pons IndlcJt., thai water
<br />S-;l\.m~~ attnoulahk t,l mtllllln,<: hl~lck
<br />
<br />r.ues \':lry ~1:>;IllIILmrly (,fr,)m ') 10 B pt.'f-
<br />(l'nr), dqx'ndmg ~m gellgraphy, the ~\''''f-
<br />lIy tll tht, pn(t' mlTl',l:-.es III each \l>:"r, ,1Ild
<br />thl' degrn. (Jf publiC \)utrl:"ach on the r,m
<br />"I thl' utilny (mcludmg how wdllhc \IJtl'r
<br />hili conn'y" the r;Ue structure)
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<br />Exn.....-u..c raIl.... :\ hlrrn ~,f m,rC;JS-
<br />m,e,.hl,....k LU,'",. l:".\lCSS.U..... r,lh:s in\""lve
<br />'--',lkutltlng .1 r.lte 1m a b.I.... kId o! \IJtCf
<br />use dependmg ~'n th... cuswmas a\Tra~e
<br />U$!.' dunn,.: a nllnp.:ak pailld ~usuany
<br />\\'Inlerl. Dunn~ PC;11.: p.:nods, wolter u;;c
<br />....lllle paccntag.: abllw thIS baS<.' level 15
<br />rnccd .11 thc hax rate plus an ("XlT5S-Ust.
<br />f;ltl' B'lUldcr It":S>:"_\leSS-Usc ral("s f,,! reSI-
<br />J..'nllal anu c,lmmcruJ.1 cu..wrni.'rs~ for all
<br />olh,'r t-uq,lrnn", II u~",.lO mnc:a:>mg bkxk
<br />rate Deltas W,\I('[ raIl' <;lructurc mdudes.1
<br />flal rate pltb excess-u,,' (h,1r~c:,>
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