• Hire a landscape manager or service experienced in water-wise landscaping concepts.
• Limit areas that require a large amount of water, such as unused turfgrass areas.
• Use native or regionally-adapted plants when possible.
• Use mulch in all planting beds and adjust water applications accordingly.
• Use and regularly manage centralized automatic irrigation systems. Use weather-based irrigation controllers or moisture sensors when possible.
• Operate sprinkler systems before sunrise and after sunset, and avoid irrigating during windy or rainy weather.
• Conduct sprinkler system tune-ups with system start-up (level, unplug, and replace nozzles; adjust spray patterns, match precipitation rates), regular system inspections during the watering season (runoff & misdirected spray; broken, block, elevated, depressed, or tilted heads; broken pipes; low head drainage), and properly shut down and drain systems at the end of the year.
• When possible, use drip irrigation or sprinkler heads with lower precipitation rates and higher distribution uniformity.
• Install automatic shut-off nozzles on all hoses.

Want to learn more? You can contact a water conservation specialist for assistance, to schedule a group workshop or to find out how to save water in your business. Call (253) 502-8723.