Utilities

Resolve to Save Water in 2015

• Make a resolution to save water; commit to use WaterSense inside, outdoors and at work.
• Planning an addition this year? Plumb it with a little WaterSense and save water, time, and money.
• It pays to save water. Fort Collins Utilities offers rebates to residential water customers for WaterSense labeled showerheads, toilets, and sprinkler equipment. Commercial water customers can also get rebates on toilets and sprinkler equipment.

• Snuggle up with savings this winter. Sign up for a free Larimer County home efficiency assessment.
• Give your Valentine a romantic getaway or spring trip at a hotel that saves water.
• Water and energy savings—a perfect pair. Show your utility bill some love and savings with WaterSense labeled products. Get even more love and savings with Fort Collins Utilities rebates.
• Want to learn about sustainable landscapes? Sign up now for the High Plains Landscape Workshop on Feb. 28.

March: Fix a Leak Week is March 14-20

• Spring forward to water savings by checking for leaks. Use these tips from Fort Collins Utilities to find out if you have any leaks in your home.
• This Fix a Leak Week (March 14-20), join the chase by checking, twisting, and replacing your way to water savings.
• Learn how to Fix a Leak to add water and energy savings to your pot of gold. Watch the tutorial videos to fix leaks in just a couple easy steps!
• On World Water Day, March 22, conserve water to ensure that future generations have access to our most precious resource.
• Read a Coloradoan article about being water wise in your home and fixing leaks.
• Free Fix a Leak Kits are available at 222 Laporte Ave., 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday. Kits include a drip calculator, leak ruler, faucet washers, pipe tape and toilet dye tablets to help identify leaks, learn how much water is being wasted and get started on repairs.

April: Water-Smart Landscaping

• Catch spring fever and shape up your lawn with WaterSense's springtime landscaping tips.
• Help the City of Fort Collins with the National Mayor's Challenge for Water Conservation. Pledge to conserve today.
• From coast to coast, choose low water-using plants native to your region to save water in the garden. Fort Collins Utilities Xeriscape Incentive Program will help you make the right choices for our region.
• Spring cleaning? Get acquainted with your water bill and clean up on savings indoors and out.
• Earth Day is April 22. How are you conserving water? Use the Home Water Works calculator to find out what you can do to conserve.

May: Sprinkler Spruce-Up

• Take water waste out of your Mother's Day bouquet. Surprise Mom with a beautiful landscape that saves water all year.
• It's time for a Sprinkler Spruce-Up. Inspect, connect, direct and select before you elect to water this summer. And when you turn on your sprinkler system this season, be sure to sign up for a free sprinkler audit.
• Your plants need water, not your driveway. Quench their thirst and save by redirecting sprinklers to apply water only to the landscape. Check out more water wise lawn care tips.
• Catching up on yard work this weekend? Aerate soil to improve water flow to the plant's root zone and reduce water runoff.

• Celebrate water in Fort Collins with a splash at the Big Splash event. Put on by the Poudre Landmarks Foundation, the Big Splash is June 13, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• WaterSense has helped consumers save billions in water, energy and utility bills. Check out the annual water conservation report to see what Fort Collins Utilities has done to conserve water.
• Do your part to save water for future generations by watering smarter this summer.
• It's summertime, and saving water is easy. Reduce landscape evaporation by not watering in the middle of the day. Check out more water wise lawn care tips.
• This summer, cool off with rebates on your favorite WaterSense labeled sprinkler controller.
• It's not too late to sign up for a free sprinkler audit. Sign up today and start saving water in your yard.

• Declare independence from water waste: Replace your sprinkler's controller with a WaterSense labeled sprinkler controller. Don't forget your $100 rebate for water customers.
• Use water wisely in your yard. Attend the Xeriscape Garden Party to learn how.
• We want YOU to get a free audit for your sprinkler system and save water.
• Water smarter outdoors with these tips from WaterSense.

• Start saving water in your home today with these tips from WaterSense. To save even more water and reduce utility costs in your home, sign up for a Home Efficiency Audit.
• It's easy to calculate the savings of a WaterSense labeled new home (hint: 50,000 gallons of water per year!) How about being the trendsetter in Fort Collins?
• Wash full loads of laundry to reduce cycles run and save water. Replacing a clothes washer? Rebates are available.

• Don’t wear white; try going green. This Labor day, twist on a WaterSense labeled faucet aerator and save.
• School is back in session; practice your calculations using the water usage calculator from Home Water Works.
• Are you an educator preparing lesson plans? Add water efficiency to your syllabus with WaterSense resources. And check out the education opportunities and programs Fort Collins Utilities offers for youth and adults.
• Find your water sense IQ; play an interactive game with Flo.

• Freshen up with a WaterSense labeled showerhead to save both water and energy. $10 rebates available for Fort Collins Utilities water customers.
• Pre-1994 toilets use 3.5 to 7 gallon per flush. If you have an older home and the bathrooms haven’t been updated, your household can easily save thousands of gallons of water a year by installing high-efficiency toilets. Double rebates on qualified WaterSense toilets are available now for for Fort Collins Utilities water customers.

• Turn daylight savings into water savings with rebates on WaterSense labeled products.
• On World Toilet Day, give thanks for each flush. 2.6 billion people don’t have access to proper sanitation.
• In charge of the turkey this Thanksgiving? Save water by thawing it overnight rather than using a running tap.
• From the food on our plates to a shower at the end of the day, be thankful for water and everything it provides.

• If you’re hosting guests, save water in the kitchen with simple tips from WaterSense.
• Make your holiday shopping list and check it twice for the WaterSense label on products certified to perform well. Don’t forget your rebate.
• A house full of holiday guests can still be water-efficient. Run your dishwasher only when it’s fully loaded.
• Give yourself the gift of savings by checking for leaks in your home.