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<br />Efficient Water Use 111 Homes and Cities
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<br />SUbSlllutm!; nl'\\ llr m\'Jam:::cd
<br />p.uts. ~lr sY5tem~ for olJa ilxlurc'>-J
<br />pr,.1(,'55 ,-alkd relwfltlln::-lJn "'l,i:~
<br />mfll'.mtly reduce In-h,mk' \\;tll;r u"",
<br />For t".\.lmpl... Hbt.lll1n~ pLhtlL' W,l!t'r~
<br />dbplJ\"emt'nt I'Mgs ,l(.liU.;,t.lblc lhppcr
<br />\';11\,<.':>. or tbppcr c,mne<.::tllln .lJ.lp!as.
<br />In tOlkts em SJ\"( l' "; to I 'j g.lllons
<br />pa Oush l~rJnlY-1Jnk wile!.;,. the [yr"
<br />fil's.1 l\'mmllnly tound In r6Idcnlc;;,.
<br />em be llUed with dllJl-flush ad.lplCb
<br />to pronde ;l1l<-'fnJtin~ !lush .:ontm!;.
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<br />E\'apot..ml.~pi'cl/iml-u.M ,)f mlll\/u1','
<br />III th.. armll"l,ht'rt' Ih,,'ugh pl,ml mm.
<br />,{'[ra/Illn "nd (\',If'l,,,ui,,n It','nt ""11 and
<br />rlam,u.rll1<<"'
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<br />Rl'p3lrln.-: k.lks In !,rJ\"\t\"-lank wikt.;,
<br />us.uall\' Im"h-,:s rcplJ.:m." apng tlapra
<br />\',lln..~ .\Od nlw '>('J]s .md dClerwr,Hm~
<br />mechanical p.lTb such as b,J\k~'>.:k~_, r...fill
<br />\'~11W5. 11ft >.:h.l1m_ :mu !lu<,h Ienrs
<br />In ,I ~lUdy >.:onduded [)\" AquJ.>.:rJft IlK
<br />J.nd :"t'attk Publh': L"lihuc,; l "Pl"l. rl.'rla>.:m.~
<br />mdhcll.'nt ,Ipphan!.:,'., ;md plumbmg li.\-
<br />lures Jnd r;:lrolmmg smk i<luCCl<, al1,'\\;:d
<br />pt.'r >.:;lplla Illd,'~lr WJlcr us;: In the sampk
<br />hllust'h.,lds III dr,,!, by 37 pcr..:t'nt
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<br />Water Delivery Systems
<br />~IUllll.:lp.ll \\ata supph;:rs C.m ,,~'ntnb-
<br />Ule 1<1 WI;;': w,ltl'T u;;.": by ddl\"l'nn~ w,ller
<br />dhcli."ntly \\,l1a uuhllc<; rely "11 Ihrel'
<br />maim <,tr;ll~'.~li."<, l<\ ,'n:-.UT,' dhllcnt W.ll,'r
<br />dlstnbutl<m--;.'\.mlWlltn~ lc,lk~. rnalntJ.m-
<br />me. lh... mtegTlly ,If hun,'d rlpdHll"~. and
<br />lnslJlhngclISlllnlL'rmctcr<,
<br />l'smg S,}phl<,t1C;lI<,d "'-'nil del1,<,<, Ih.ll
<br />!.:.In dete,t th,' 5<lund ,'l ml\\"tnt: Willa. wilt-
<br />Ill''' \.;m pmp<'lllt the ('.\,Kl !r1l.:allllTl oi k.lb
<br />m buncd tr,msmlSSllln lm,'s u"1k >':lHlIml
<br />pn.'gr~mb Gin rcJu!.:1.' systenl\nde waler kl:>S-
<br />,'" l\l ks-~ Ih,ln III palen!, J.eCl)rdmg W TIll'
<br />E\'(1/llng \\~_u," l'lI/H.\..1 \\Jter ulilny m.lllJ.gc-
<br />n1<'n! te:\l pubh"hcu hy thC' AmenGln \\"J.[er
<br />\\'ilrksA'>S<.lClJtl,ln m2(\B
<br />:>'Iunlopal walt'r pr\wldcr5 m,lY ,L1so U""
<br />stau!'.ucal m~ldd<; tn predlu Ihe remamlOg
<br />u-.c-ful !tic of fmncd malO" by an;lly:mg
<br />dJta e>n plre mJtl'nal, leak hl<;W~: ptp\.'
<br />lll~tJnall,lTl date. ,md 5<lil comp.:)~ll1<:'n_
<br />Imtalhng Illeta.,. JI h,~mcs J.nd hU~l-
<br />nes~,'s en.lblcs \\,lIer ullhlles to I,,<)k for
<br />pmhlem~ by l'l)mpJ.nng Ihe amOllnl ll!
<br />\later dehwn'd \l1th lhr am,lUnI leann,!::
<br />lb,' nl:'atlllCnl plant \klenng rceNds also
<br />,,\low utihlle" l(l mOll1111r \I.;ltrr use <'va
<br />tIme, III chJ.rgc ~'lbl\)mer.,. f,lr the Jm~lunt
<br />1.11 wata <ldll.111y u:'Cd Jnd I,.' Illlp..'''''''
<br />hlr:hcr rat,'s llr sllrcbJr.~t'~ felr \\;lIer UX lhat
<br />I.'.\,,:l'd~ ~pe("lficd hmlh .-\1 lea,.r l:\8 prrn:nl
<br />"l Col..'rad,,'s mUTIlcipal WJI<r uli!ni.:s !ll..t'
<br />nll'lcr,. (or ,l[ k.hl ",1TIll:' pf tl1l'lr (U~llmll'~,
<br />,Ku,rdmg r~' the C\\'CBs 20l~--t D"'II~hl ,1141
<br />\\ht<"l Supply --\I",'\\m.'m /i:pO'!
<br />.-\ mela rl.'plac.:ml'n1 progrJm bun,ht'd
<br />m (~rand )undlllTl III 19<,16 rcdu.::ed k,sS<.'s
<br />of unJ.(Cl~unled-h'r water by eIght pc'rcenl.
<br />acwrulTl~ \{l a :>'lJY' 2002 rcp..lfl lsSUl.J b}
<br />Ihl' eit~. &'t\l.,.:n I'Nt' ,md 2l1l12. thi"
<br />Ir.mslated lTllt1lllt,,1 WJkr ~wm~s ,If some
<br />(115 ,Kre-(eet, ('nou~h w.ller III ~r\"e dClS<:
<br />tll )l'l() hou'>eholds !'llT a reM
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<br />Eo CO~O""'oc FOWNO"'-"CN ~C" W"TI:" EDUCA-"ON
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<br />Irrigation Systems
<br />B..:C.1USt' bncl::;(Jp" lrn~.lt1,'n l~ tbe
<br />lar~eq s..'ur,e ,-,I lllum..:lpJl w;lln dem'lTld
<br />C'h"OSlTl~ w;llcr-dh(lem irn~.ltlon syslems
<br />for bwn~ .lnd ~lrdens Gin plJ.y a mal,lr
<br />role lTl p"II'nllJ.l w,nn ",,1\lng~ (T.lbk 21.
<br />As wuh J..~(uhur.ll lmg,l!ll'n. th,' efil-
<br /><"IenL} <11 resldl'"ntlal lrnptlll11 "vslem"- l~
<br />pnmJnly .1 lun(u"1l ~'I redUllng e\"ap,'ra-
<br />tl,'n ,mu runi,n, J" well ;b lmrWnng th,'
<br />umi,'rm dl~tnhuth)n of \\,Her \\"her~' ,lnd
<br />when it IS nel;'"d,'u
<br />G,'nnalh. Irn~atLlltl effI>':l,'nlY lTl
<br />llluTllL"lpJ.lHlC~ dq)t'nds l'n the lrngallon
<br />~ystl:m~ o\"Cral1 pnform,lnce \n dl'hwnng
<br />the amount l}j \\'at\'r requlT"u h\. Ihe gr,'w-
<br />Inf! plJ.ms while mlllLJm:lIlg O\TrWJtaln,>-'.
<br />F~'r e.\.lmrk, 11 .1n \rngJ.ulm "\"Sll'rn IS
<br />75 pacl'm dh,ient. thlS meJn.... lhal tht'"
<br />d,'..lrt'd lanJ.,.,.lpt.' uirl'<"Ih' ,'l'nSUTlles 7')
<br />r<:n:clll ~lf Ihe w.It,'r .1pphed Th,' lltber 25
<br />p,~rl('lll m.l\ he I\>st 10 n"ap,lTatl,'ll ('r lll;l~'
<br />return 10 gr<Jutluw.un J.qUlfn<, J.nd n\ns
<br />III he HlllSUtt1('d hy c)lhn \\dtn lIscrs
<br />::>,'m{,llm~'" tht.'" ml'~l w;lln-dflrll.'n1
<br />!'}"slems lm'ol\"(: nlllrl' lh.m onl' type of
<br />lmga1l0n p()P~Up spray c'r rut~lr h"J.ds
<br />nuy b.:' best "ulted br lurf. \l'hcreJ~ Jrip
<br />Irrh!,.ltion 111.1) DC m("lrc Jppropn.ul' fl'r
<br />.lrea~ C[)!llJmHlg gTlJUps l,f sllllllJr pblllS
<br />such ;IS fb\\'a~, shrubs, or trec~
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<br />Reuse and Recycling
<br />Reu'>l:' (,f p"tJ.hk Jnd t1,'npl.1\ahle W,ll.:r
<br />l~ heeommg tllnea~ingly l'(1111nWn III
<br />Cok'r.IJo .md the \\'~";I 7\'11lrotahk reuS('"
<br />mnll\"es 't'e.-'nd.1T)' Irt',l1meTll (ll r..::lurn
<br />now". su~'h a~ cifiUl'nt [rom \\J.ste\\".Hl"T
<br />lreatment pLlTlts, such thJ.l Ll IS mad,'
<br />j;lk br lmg,lllon "j golf ((lUrx... p;uk"
<br />llr lllmmefClal/indllstnal cooling. f\lr
<br />c_\,tmple (,;ce LllmmerClal. Industnal. Jt1d
<br />[nslltt111llt1,1! Rccydin~ Jnd Reu<;t'. p 1 'i'
<br />[n Clllm,ld~l. ulLlltil''> pW\ldc nt'Tlp".
<br />labk r!.'uS!.' wala only kr commcrclal/
<br />muu.;,lru] CUSil'mt'T~_ 11 ts not cur~
<br />rently JIJdahlc lor InIJenll,lll"u.<,wmer<,
<br />Howewr. p"tJhk (dnnkml!.:) \\-.l1er IS lom-
<br />monly prn\"lJ~'d tilrllugh mdm:l'l reLL...:-
<br />[n mUlrl'(1 r('u<,{'. high!\' tre.ltl'd WJStC-
<br />w,Un l~ rnl:\cd \\1th r;nl (untrI'J!eul water
<br />ffom n\"ers or reser",'ir<,. bd(lfl' II re-enters
<br />lhl' munidpJ.1 ,\SI,'m InJned reuse
<br />IS \'C~- c,'mman in L,-,ltlT:J.u~' Unless J
<br />mumupallly-~ WJler supph ..:orne" dlredly
<br />Irl)m ,I n\"ers hl'<luwJ[<,r<, or from deep
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