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<br />Colorado StAte Veterans Nursin~ Home <br />Rifle. ColoradQ. <br /> <br /> <br />I. Title <br />Water Conservation Usage Plan <br /> <br />II. Water SUI;l91y Sour",,, <br />City of Rifle <br /> <br />III. Proposed Pro~ram <br />The goal of this program should result in a final reduction <br />of at least 10% water usage throughout all state facilities. <br /> <br />IV. Annual workplan <br />Outdoors <br /> <br />The water usage for outdoor watering of the lawns, <br />shrubs, trees and shrubs is controlled through an <br />automated sprinkler system which allows watering of <br />these areas only late at night or early in the morning <br />when water usage is down and evaporation rate of the <br />water into the atmosphere is down because of the lower <br />temperatures. <br />All stations are preset to reduce over watering or <br />forgetful watering which in turn causes run off of <br />excess water and saturation of foliage. <br />A policy in the Physical Plant department has been <br />established about the cancellation of the water <br />programs when the weather is such that water it not <br />required <br />Another measure to reduce amount of water used <br />outdoors is through the use of power racking and <br />aerating of the lawn area so that the water may soak <br />into the soil instead of running into waste areas. <br />Every year all sprinklers are checked for proper <br />operation for coverage and direction to reduce waste of <br />water by watering sidewalks and streets. <br />Every spring the sprinkler system is pressure <br />checked with air to detect leaks by station from supply <br />line to control valves. The lines are then check by <br />visible means by walk~ng all sprinkler lines and <br />checking for leaks. If a visible leak is detected then <br />sprinkler heads are plugged and then a pressure check <br />is run. If an unusually amount of run off is noted in a <br />particular area then the line is pressure checked <br />without a visible detection_ <br />Areas which show runoff by the detection of <br />erosion is either concreted so that the water can be <br />diverted to an area in which the water can be used, or <br />lawn is planted or an erosion prevention type of fabric <br />is used along with rip rap to help prevent the erosion <br />and water wasted by run off. <br />A pressure reducing valve has been installed to <br />reduce the pressure going to sprinkler system and also <br />