Coloradans could spend $2.5B replacing water-hungry grass
One of Colorado’s leading urban water conservation strategies — replacing grass — could require up to $2.5 billion to save 20,000 acre-feet.
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One of Colorado’s leading urban water conservation strategies — replacing grass — could require up to $2.5 billion to save 20,000 acre-feet.
Pace of transition has accelerated, deepened and broadened Like weekly haircuts for men, a regularly mowed lawn of Kentucky bluegrass was long a prerequisite for civic respectability in Colorado’s towns and cities. That expectation has...
Like weekly haircuts for men, a regularly mowed lawn of Kentucky bluegrass was long a prerequisite for civic respectability in Colorado’s towns and cities. That expectation has begun shifting.
This story, a collaboration of Big Pivots and Aspen Journalism, is the first of a five-part series that examines the intersection of water and urban landscapes in Colorado. Like weekly haircuts for men, a regularly mowed lawn of Kentucky bluegrass was long a prerequisite for civic respectability in Colorado’s towns and cities. That expectation has […]
Editor’s note: This story, a collaboration of Big Pivots and Aspen Journalism, is the first of a five-part series that examines the intersection of water and urban landscapes in Colorado. Like weekly haircuts for men,...