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Water your lawn efficiently

Water is essential to a healthy lawn, just as much as good soil and sunlight. It should not be such a hard task, but to most people, it is. Here are five easy things to make your watering more efficient.
-Water your lawn only when it needs it.(The first three to four inches of soil below the turfgrass should be dry before you water.)
-Water less frequently and more deeply. If you water deeply, your roots will begin to grow down further into the soil. This means that your grass will perform better during hot, drought like periods.
-Soil aeration is another way to get your grass to use water more efficiently. The Aeration process makes little holes (usually 3-4 Inches deep) into your lawn to allow water, oxygen, fertilizers, and other nutrients to penetrate the soil and better reach the roots of your grass.
-Rain is your friend. Not only does it provide good nutrients to your lawn, but it also allows you to save money on your water bill. DON"T BE THE DUMBASS WITH THE SPRINKLERS ON WHILE ITS RAINING!
-The best time to water is early in the morning. This will reduce evaporation and discourage disease problems that might occur if you water during the night.

Snowpack for Colorado River Basin

This years snow pack is below average for the Colorado River Basin. What does this tell us about our summer? The runoff will be occurring much earlier this year, and wont compare to previous years runoff. Make sure you are conserving as much water as possible, for there will be about 30% less water than last year.

Glen Canyon, Damn

Lake Powell, when the majority of people think of Lake Powell they think of Water Skiing and House Boats. The funny things is that Glen Canyon Dam, which caused Lake Powell was not just made for recreation, it was also made to generate electrical power, as well as storing water for the arid southwestern United States. But has this dam really served as a good thing? David Brower the Executive Director of the Sierra Club said, "Glen Canyon died, and I was partly responsible for its needless death. Neither you nor I, nor anyone else, knew it well enough to insist that at all costs it should endure. When we began to find out, it was too late."

Raoring Fork Conservancy

In this valley in which I dwell in there is a great organization that helps protect our natural water systems and its natural habitat. If you are interested check out www.roaringfork.org. Their plan is to bring people together to protect our rivers. They have many classes that you could take and learn more about our rivers.

Tapped

Tapped, a movie that examines the role of the bottled water industry and its effects on our health, climate change, pollution, and our reliance on oil.

Vegas

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. The water the flows into Vegas also stays in Vegas. Las Vegas Nevada is a desert. But with all the fountains and water features, the desert portion of Las Vegas is not as preeminent while you are getting misted walking down the street.

home plumbing

The National Plumbing Standards passed by Congress in 1992 as part of the Energy Policy Act marked a turning point for U.S. manufacturers of toilets, faucets, and shower heads. With these new standards, the days of 3.5 to 7 gallon per flush (gpf) toilets and 4 to 12 gallon per minute (gpm) shower heads were numbered. Implementation of these standards meant that an average household could reduce its per capita indoor water use from over 70 gallons per day to approximately 50. While the '92 standards represented a tremendous improvement, there are many new, and some not so new, technologies that allow homeowners and builders to reduce water use by an additional 25 gallons or more per day without sacrificing performance--and save energy, too.

Environmental Impact of Golf Courses

The average amount of water used at a golf course is 2 million liters per day during average weather condition With about 20% of that amount going to landscaping. Many golf courses in the world are irrigated with non-potable water and/or rainwater to lower their impact on water consumption. If more golf courses were to use non portable water systems so that the course is watered with natural ground water they would not be taking water from drinking or other people.

Snowmakers

Who doesn't love skiing? Especially in the middle of the summer? Skiing in 70 degree weather, down one run, with 2000 of your best friends sounds like a BLAST! Sure it might be fun, but the amount of water they use to get the snow there makes me say "screw it, lets go bike."