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Impact Report
| For plan | Conservation and Efficient Use of Water (Los Alamos County) |
| Date | October 15, 2007, 11:21 pm |
| For Objective | Short-term Show short-term objectives |
| Impact Report | Based on the objectives of teaching urban water conservation to residents of Los Alamos County, a representative sample of residents receiving a “Water Conservation Calendar” will increase their knowledge of basic landscape water conservation techniques by 25% and 75% will have a positive attitude about saving water in the landscape. Impact: In collaboration with the Los Alamos County Utilities Department, the 2007 Water Conservation Calendar, which featured photographs of local xeriscapes and information about practical landscape water conservation techniques, was provided free of charge to 9200 addresses within the county. A survey distributed by the Los Alamos Utilities Department to utility users within the county found that 84% of the respondents had increased their knowledge about basic xeriscaping principles by at least 64% as a result of the calendar. Seventy three percent of the survey respondents found the calendar “extremely effective” in communicating water conservation techniques. Seventy three percent of the respondents also indicated a positive attitude about water conservation. The calendar generated a number of additional contacts with 201 residents within the county interested in taking steps toward a water efficient landscape. The contacts included discussions and on sight visits with homeowners on a variety of issues including plant selection water harvesting, efficient irrigation systems, and use of mulch. Follow-up contact found that 98% had made at least one of the changes which were recommended to their landscapes. |