Every summer, Denver Water emails personalized water use reports to single-family residential customers. This report helps you understand how much water you are using during the outdoor watering season so you use water wisely.
Denver Water, working with water and landscape professionals, determined that 12 gallons of water per square foot of mixed-use landscape per year is a good goal for efficient outdoor water use.
A diverse, water-smart landscape of trees and plants brings summer shade and year-round beauty to our neighborhoods. It also offers rich habitat for the wildlife, birds and pollinators that live among us.
The monthly water use report compares your use to the annual goal, like this:
The report also tells you how you did the previous month:
Following the summer watering rules is a good way to be water-smart in our arid climate — and have a healthy landscape.