Landscape Management, November 2010
WATER WISE ILLUSTRATON BY ISTOCK ILLUSTRATION INC It starts in California What the Golden State is teaching the rest of us about landscape irrigation ef ciency and water conservation BY CINDY GRAHL LANDSCAPEMANAGEMENT NET NOVEMBER 2010 16 R ECENT LEGISLATION and weather patterns have made the Golden State a bellwether in reducing landscape water use One aphorism of the sustainability movement is that what happens in California air quality green building auto emissions will eventually spread to the rest of the country be it in policies or practices That state recently passed AB1881 or the Water Ef ciency Landscape Use Act which is creating great opportunity in the landscape industry Key AB 1881 provisions include minimizing overspray and runoff creating landscape water budgets encouraging the appropriate use and groupings of plants encouraging the use of automatic irrigation systems and schedules soil assessment and management plans including landscape maintenance practices and encouraging use of recycled water It applies to new large landscapes and large existing landscapes that must obtain permits Rain Birds 11th annual Intelligent Use of Water Summit this year held in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution featured two speakers from California who are respond
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