[Community_garden] Paying for water at Community Gardens

[annie at growinggardens.org]

I'm looking for information on programs that currently charge community
gardeners for their water consumption. Currently, we are opening a new
garden in our county where the gardeners will be charged by plot for water
consumption. We are considering making drip irrigation mandatory in the
gardens. I'm looking for feedback on best practices from those of you who
charge for water. If you have any suggestions for how to make this system
work fairly and smoothly, please let me know!

Also, if anyone has any estimations on how much water a 400 square foot
plot would typically consume during a growing season, we're located in an
arid climate (Boulder, CO) that would be very helpful as well!

Thanks so much,
Annie Sweeney
Growing Gardens
annie at growinggardens.org
303-413-7248