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NEWS FROM THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT GREEN WASTE COLLECTION PROGRAM IRRIGATION DITCH REMINDERS The City recently received funding from the Boulder Spring marks the beginning of the irrigation season, County Recycling and Composting Authority to meaning that irrigation ditches will soon be flowing full purchase a 30 yard roll-off container that will be used to of water. Over 100 years collect grass clippings, flowers and other green plant ago,the region's farming material from residents. In an effort to reduce the community developed amount of yard waste that is currently being disposed of irrigation ditches and 0.14 in area landfills, the collected green waste will be hauled storage reservoirs to to the On-Farm Composting facility in Longmont for deliver water to use in their composting operations. Residents who agricultural lands. These systems are still serving area would like to participate in the green waste collection farmers today. program are asked to bring their grass clippings and Several irrigation ditches run through Louisville and other green material to the Wastewater Treatment Plant many of these ditches also carry storm runoff. To ensure located at 1601 Empire Road. Drop off times are the proper delivery of water to the farming community between 7:00 AM and 3:30 PM, seven days a week. No and to prevent flooding along the delivery route,water trash, sticks, tree limbs or other related waste products will be must be allowed to flow freely through the ditch accepted. If grass clippings or other green wastes are systems. Maintenance remains the responsibility of the delivered in plastic bags,participants are asked to empty respective irrigation companies,however,residents can clippings from the bags and reuse them in further do their part by keeping debris,grass clippings, and yard collection. The area will be monitored by City personnel waste out of the ditches. to keep unwanted material out of the green waste. Your cooperation and participation in this program is greatly Please also be aware that open channel flows may appreciated. increase suddenly and without warning,posing immediate danger. Residents are reminded that irrigation For more information on this program,please call the ditches are not play areas and children should be warned Wastewater Plant at 303-665-7452. of the hazards. COMPOST AVAILABLE CITY USING WIND ENERGY Spring is just around the corner and the City's As a part of the City's efforts to encourage resusable Wastewater Treatment Plant resources and alternative energy, the Wastewater continues to offer free �.4, Division has purchased composted biosolids to . .41,.�'� "A 200 blocks of wind Z� ,'°��4` ' �"� ener from Xcel Louisville residents for use � - ��i l�� energy in gardens, lawns, flower flower A rfr----44 1,40140 Ne Energy Company. This `y beds and other landscape ° energy is produced at projects. The early spring Xcel's wind farm in season is an excellent time to get your soils prepared Northern Colorado. for lawn resodding or reseeding. By using the City's Each block of power biosolids,you can improve the quality of the soil and equals 100 kilowatt pi add important nutrients and organic material which hours of power. One ili stimulates root growth and enhances plant tissue. block of cleanly produced wind power For more information on the on the biosolids is equal to 1500 pounds of air pollution produced by a program, please contact the Wastewater Plant at 303- conventional power plant or not driving your car 2400 665-7452. Wastewater staff welcomes the opportunity miles. to supply additional information and answer any If you have questions about Windsource,please go to questions that you many have regarding this program. www.psco.com/Solutions/WindSource.asp. Snrina 2001