Category Archives: Water Conservation

Ewing Irrigation: Fix a Leak Week

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Michael O'Connell

Ewing is promoting irrigation awareness, highlighting the EPA WaterSense Fix a Leak Week. See excerpt below or click here for an online version of their email announcement. Fix a Leak Week is March 15 – 21, 2010 Did you know … Continue reading →

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City of Santa Rosa Water Harvesting for the Landscape Workshop

Posted on March 8, 2010 by Deb Lane

The City of Santa Rosa is hosting a workshop on April 6th titled: “Water Harvesting for the Landscape, Supply, Reuse and Conservation”. The target audience includes all landscape industry professionals, designers, architects, property managers and business owners. The event will … Continue reading →

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Understanding the Viewpoints of the Water Purveyor and Landscape Contractor

Posted on November 4, 2009 by Deb Lane

I presented this paper at the 2008 IA show in Aneheim, Ca. My goal was to help ‘bridge the gap’ and encourage more understanding and collaboration between the water purveyor and landsape contractor. I hope you enjoy it! Deb dlane@srcity.org www.srcity.org/wc

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Daily Acts: Simple Graywater Systems for Landscapes

Posted on September 13, 2009 by Michael O'Connell

I attended a demonstration in Petaluma by Daily Acts, a Sonoma County non-profit, of their graywater system, which was the first permitted residential system in Sonoma County. The workshop was given by Trathen Heckman of Daily Acts and Brock Dolman … Continue reading →

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