CHECKLIST: WATER CONSERVATION STRATEGIES- LANDSCAPING

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE

• Position sprinklers correctly so they aren’t watering pavement
• Check for leaks
• Create irrigation zones (not all plans require same amount of water)
• Sweep instead of using water to clean sidewalks, driveways, and parking lots
• Use much around shrubs and garden plants to reduce evaporation
• Raise the lawn mower height as longer grass blades help shade each other, cut down on evaporation, and inhibit weed growth
• Minimize fertilizing that requires additional watering
• Only use water ornamental features that operate on recycled water
• Investigate rebates for business that use water conservation measures
• For swimming pools consider installing a water-saving pool, filter use pool filter backwash for landscape irrigation, and use a pool cover to reduce evaporation