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Arapahoe County to seek $265,000 state grant to cut fairgrounds water use by half

Arapahoe County Board of Commissioners
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County staff will apply to the Colorado Water Conservation Board for $265,000 (50% match required) to convert remaining fairgrounds turf to Tahoma 31 Bermuda and install smart irrigation, after a pilot showed about 50% water savings.

Arapahoe County commissioners approved pursuing a $265,000 Colorado Water Conservation Board grant, with a required 50% local match, to convert remaining fairgrounds turf to drought-tolerant Tahoma 31 Bermuda and to install smart irrigation controllers.

Dan Payson, open-space parks and trails manager, said a pilot quadrant conversion saved…

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