Water Wise Tips
Water-Wise landscape projects produce water efficient landscapes as an attractive alternative to grass lawns, which don't perform well in areas with sandy soil, high winds, and long periods without rain.
With proper planning and design, soil amendments, appropriate plant selection, efficient irrigation techniques, the appropriate use of turf and mulches, and regular maintenance, a successful, appealing landscape can be developed without increasing peak summertime demands on our water system.
- 50%: Approximately 50 percent of residential water use is for landscaping.
- 40%: Landscape water use can be reduced by up to 15 to 40 percent when people install modern irrigation equipment including evapotranspiration-based irrigation controllers (ET controllers).
- 77%: The replacement of irrigated turf grass with drought tolerant plants and alternative landscape materials can reduce landscape water demand by approximately 77 percent.
Landscape Principles
READ ME: Landscape Principles (PDF)
Landscape Watering Guides
These guides were developed to assist you in managing your landscape watering programming and provide recommended run times and watering frequency for each month of the year. Our conservation staff is available to assist you in creating a custom irrigation schedule for your site or to assist you in programming your controller. Please call us at (831) 384-6131 or (831) 883-5900
READ ME: Landscape Watering Guide & Watering Tips
Marina & Seaside Irrigation Schedules
East Garrison Irrigation Schedules
Example of Retrofitted Landscape
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