Resource Central's Garden In A Box offers a simple approach to waterwise gardening with professionally designed kits including plant by number maps and plant care information.

Homeowners, communities, and HOAs can plant the gardens to replace turf, reduce watering requirements, and otherwise improve conservation practices for their landscapes.

Resource Central’s professionally designed gardens contain perennial, xeric (low water) plants for your landscaping needs.

Each garden kit comes with 14-32 starter plants

Fix a Leak Week is March 15 - March 21

This week is the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s "Fix a Leak Week". After months of severe drought in Colorado, it is time for us all to take initiative to be more water efficient. Even after receiving a colossal amount of snowfall over the weekend, the state is far from being drought free.

The District has responded to several sewer backups recently caused by grease buildup and other obstructions blocking customer sewer services. The following information can help you prevent a costly sewer backup.

The sewer service (lateral) is owned and maintained by homeowners, including the connection to the district’s main.

NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING COLUMBINE WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT

The District responded to a record number of frozen service lines during the freezing temperatures over President's day weekend. The following steps can help you avoid costly water damage when temperatures plunge.

Before cold weather sets in:

Winterize your irrigation systems. Make sure that you turn everything off and fully drain or blow-out the system. Be sure to disconnect garden hoses from all spigots.

Colorado remains in a severe drought, but new snowpack instills hope.

According to the February 9th update from the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS), 100% of Colorado is in a moderate drought with 90% in a severe drought, 70% in extreme drought and 25% in the exceptional drought category. Drought conditions have lightened slightly within the last month.

The District office will be closed on Monday, February 15th for President’s Day.

If you have urgent business with the District on this day, please call the main number at 303-979-2333. The on-call staff person will respond to your request as soon as possible.

Meetings of the District’s Board of Directors are held at 7:30 a.m. on the first Friday of March, June, September, and December at Lucile's Creole Cafe, 2852 W. Bowles Ave, Littleton, CO 80120. *Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, District Meetings may take place virtually. Information for attending the virtual meetings will be available in the meeting agendas.

Fats, Oils, and Grease (FOG) can clog your pipes and cause sewer backups.

Sewer overflows and backups can cause health hazards, damage home interiors, and threaten the environment. Never pour grease down sink drains! Grease is found in such items as meat fats, lard, cooking oil, butter, and dairy products. Pipes blocked by grease is an increasing cause of sewer overflows. Too often, grease is washed into the plumbing system, usually through the kitchen sink. Grease sticks to the insides of sewer pipes (both on your property and in the streets).

Persistent drought conditions continue to cover 100% of the state.

According to the January 12 update from the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS), 100% of Colorado is in a moderate drought with 91% in a severe drought, 74% in extreme drought and 28% in the exceptional drought category. The map featured above shows the drought conditions on January 12.