科罗拉多州丹佛市的丹佛水利部已经将一项持续的水资源保护计划“制度化”。由于夏季草坪灌溉用水需求占该部门服务区生活用水的80%，水利部将浪费在草坪和花园灌溉上的水作为最重要和最直接的节水来源。作者描述了丹佛发布每日蒸散量预测的计划，帮助客户规划低蒸散量- 需水绿化，如果处理能力出现不足，则限制外部用水。此外，还讨论了丹佛水务局采用的水再利用计划，以及对新建山麓处理厂的规定。本书还介绍了教育部使用的教育和公共信息策略。包括5个参考文献、表格、图表。

The Denver Water Department in Denver, Colorado has "institutionalized" a continuous water conservation program. Since water demand for lawn irrigation accounts for 80 percent of domestic water use in the department's service area during the summer months, the water department has targeted water that is wasted for lawn and garden irrigation as the most important and immediate source of water savings. The author describes Denver's program of issuing daily evapotranspiration forecasts, assisting customers in planning low-waterdemand landscaping, and restricting outside water use if shortfalls in treatment capacity occur. Also discussed are water reuse programs employed by the Denver Water Department, as well as stipulations placed on the newly built Foothills treatment plant. Education and public information tactics used by the Department are also covered. Includes 5 references, table, figures.