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The transformation at Ashland Pump Station, 5260 W. 29th Ave. in Wheat Ridge, was partially supported by the Turf Replacement Fund offered by the Colorado Water Conservation Board. This project removed 7,000 square feet of nonfunctional turf grass and replaced it with a low-water native grass mix..
Amount of nonfunctional turf grass removed: 7,000 square feet.
What replaced the turf: A native grass mix of buffalo grass, blue grama and inland salt grass.