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<br />18 <br /> <br /> <br />If the program is as successful as water officials expect, 895 acre feet of water could be saved - . <br />enough to meet the needs of 1500 Denver area families for a normal (non-drought) year. <br /> <br />The Board also approved a number of programs designed to encourage water savings among <br />conunercial and industrial customers including vouchers for purchasing devices that reduce the <br />amount of water used for industrial cooling. And, the water department will purchase 100 additional <br />Permalog leak detection devices to be installed on water lines throughout Denver Water's distribution <br />system. The devices will help detect four to six times more leaks before they erupt into water main <br />breaks. <br /> <br />Every major municipal water provider on the Front Ra\1ge is taking similar steps. <br /> <br />Applications and more information are available by calling Denver Water at 303-893-2444 or visiting <br />the web site, www.denverwater.org. <br /> <br />Denver's Water Restrictions: As of October 2002, Denver has imposed the following water <br />restrictions: <br /> <br />1. NO OUTDOOR W ATERlNG OF TURF AND LAWNS, with the exception of athletic or playing fields, and <br />golf course tees and greens. <br />2. HAND-W ATERlNG OF VEGETABLE AND FLOWER GARDENS, TREES, AND SHRUBS PERMITTED <br />AT ANY TIME (with positive shutoff nozzle or drip irrigation only). <br /> <br />3. PERSONAL VEHICLES MAY BE WASHED AT HOME ONLY WITH A BUCKET OF WATER. (No time or <br />day restrictions). <br /> <br />4. FLEET VEHICLES MAY BE WASHED ONCE-A-WEEK ONLY BY CARW ASHES CERTIFIED BY . <br />DE~RWil~. . <br /> <br />5. FOUNTAINS AND WATERFALLS ARE PROHIBITED UNLESS THE OPERATION IS ESSENTIAL TO <br />SUPPORT EXISTING FISH LIFE. <br /> <br />6. RESTAURANTS SHALL NOT SERVE W ATER AUTOMATICALLY WITH MEALS, BUT MAY SERVE <br />WATER UPON THE CUSTOMER'S REQUEST. <br /> <br />7. LODGING ESTABLISHMENTS SHALL NOT CHANGE SHEETS MORE OFTEN THAN EVERY FOUR <br />DAYS FOR GUESTS STAYING MORE THAN ONE NIGHT. <br /> <br />8. WASHING IMPERVIOUS SURFACES (SIDEW ALI4.S, DRIVEWAYS, ETC.) IS PROHIBITED EXCEPT <br />FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY REASONS. . <br /> <br />9. A DROUGHT SURCHARGE WILL BE IMPOSED 1JNTlL RESERVOIRS REACH 80% FULL. <br /> <br />lO. VIOLATIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE ISSUED: (1" violation is a warning; 2nd is $100; 3rd is $300; and 4th <br />and subsequent are $500, plus a flow restrictor may be installed.) <br /> <br />Every major municipal water provider on the Front Range is taking similar steps. All municipalities <br />have reached the limits of their voluntary conservation programs and are imposing similar water <br />restrictions. <br /> <br />Rio Grande B,asin Issues <br /> <br />Rio Grande Decision Support System: Development of the Rio Grande Decision Support System <br />(RGDSS) is in the final phase of a three-year, $4,960,000 effort. Most of the tools and models for <br />RGDSS have been completed or are near completion. The majority of the work remaining involves . <br />modeling tasks associated with the ground water model. Once the ground water model is complete, <br />revised return flow results will be used to update the surface water model for the Rio Grande. <br />