Conservations
In our ever changing world water conservation has become of significant
interest to all who are in our industry and in reality...everyone in
the world. Water is one of our greatest resources. We use it in our
every day life to cook, clean, cool, heat, consume, and yes, irrigate.
Many manufactures around the world are beginning to understand the
importance of water and how it can be conserved through better
irrigation practices and products. It is our job as members of various
irrigation related associations to be involved in this process of
conservation. It is our job to educate ourselves and the people we
employ so, in turn, we can educate our customers. Water conservation
is at the forefront of our minds and is a division of our company that
we will continue to cultivate.
The following was taken from an
article written by Kenneth H. Solomon, Irrigation Engineer, Morro Bay,
CA and Joseph Kissinger, Landscape Specialist, Irrigation and Landscape
Services, Fullerton, CA.
“Urban water use is an increasingly
significant portion of total water use, particularly in the arid West.
A major component of urban water use is for irrigation of the urban
landscape. Improvements in the efficiency of landscape irrigation
could offer considerable potential for water conservation in the urban
sector. For example, the California Department of Water Resources
(1998) has observed:
“The greatest potential reduction in urban water use would come from
reducing outdoor water use for landscaping.”
Improvements
in irrigation equipment, design and management all have roles to play
in urban water conservation. Education also plays an important role.
If water purveyors, irrigation professionals, and water users fail to
understand the ways in which irrigation decisions affect water
conservation, this lack of understanding poses a barrier to effective
implementation of water conservation technologies.”