All About Water
Thornton is committed to preserving the City’s water resources for our customers to enjoy…now and in the future. Thornton is proud to provide quality services, from the protection of water sources to the distribution of water to customer homes and businesses. Click on the blue, underlined links below to find out more.
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Water is everywhere, and so are we!
Where Does Our Water Come From?
Thornton’s Water sources include Clear Creek and the South Platte River.
Water Conservation Programs
Start saving today! Limited time offer! FREE Irrigation Inspections...
Sign up for a free irrigation inspection, brought to you by the City of Thornton and the Center for ReSource Conservation. Find out how efficient your irrigation system is and what you can do to improve it. Receive watering recommendations customized to fit your irrigation system and landscape. Available on a first come, first served basis from early June to early August to a limited number of residential, commercial and HOA City of Thornton water customers with underground irrigation systems that water turf. The entire process will take about 2 hrs. for residential sites, but may take much longer for commercial or HOA sites depending on the size of the lot and the irrigation system.
Here's what Thornton resident, Jay, said about his 2006 inspection: "Carl did a very, very good job and educated me in many aspects of saving water and maximizing the growth and health of my lawn. Thank you very much for this service. This is the way tax dollars should be spent."
Don't miss out on this free service! To schedule an appointment or to find out more, please call the Center for ReSource Conservation at 303.441.3278 ext. 17 or visit their website at www.conservationcenter.org.
More Conservation Tips
- Conservation Tips
- Water Conservation Plan
- Toilet and Clothes Washer Rebates – Find out how to save money on new, water-wise toilets and clothes washers.
- Showerhead Exchange Program – Bring us your old, water-wasting showerhead, and we’ll give you a new water-wise showerhead for FREE! Call 720-977-6500 for details.
- Water Wise Landscaping
- Find valuable landscaping information on the Colorado State University Turfgrass website.
- Have a sprinkler system? Watersaver.org provides a helpful tool to help you set your controller to water efficiently.
- Save water by using the principles of Xeriscape. You can reduce your turf area and install water wise plants. The lists below categorize plants by the amount of water they need:
Call 720-977-6500 for more Water Conservation information.
Current Water Restrictions and Drought Info
Public Education
Promoting awareness of water resources for the community.
- What's a watershed? Go to the Channel 7 Weather website to learn about the watershed you live in.
- Water Treatment Plant Tours
- Presentations – Want to learn more about water? Call us at 720-977-6500 to schedule a presentation for your school or community group.
- Kids’ World – 5th grade students from Thornton, Westminster and Northglenn will learn about the water cycle, conservation and ecology at the Water Festival on May 11, 2007 at Front Range Community College. The Water Festival is funded, in part, by a Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD) grant.
- Water Facts
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