Water conservation coordinator is seeing results

Highlands Ranch - conserving water? - Read on.... ed
Contributed by: Daniel Smith/YourHub.com on 6/23/2008
[excerpt] "The district's water budget implemented in 2003 was the first in Colorado, and gives each customer a goal or budget based on indoor and outdoor water usage by lot size, green areas and other factors. Rates increase as usage goes over the budget increments, from $2.30 per thousand gallons to more than $7 for customers who are over 140 percent of their budget."