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Web URL(s): | http://www.irrigation.org/IA/FileUploads/IA/Resources/TechnicalPapers/2016/ACaseforTargetedWaterConservationOutreach.pdf Last checked: 10/05/2017 Requires: PDF Reader |
Publication Type:
| Proceedings |
Author(s): | Smith, David W.;
Swanson, Charles;
Nations, Jennifer |
Author Affiliation: | Smith and Swanson: Extension Program Specialist, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Biological & Agricultural Engineering, College Station, Texas; Nations: Water Resource Coordinator, City of College Station, Texas |
Title: | A case for targeted water conservation outreach |
Section: | Turf Other records with the "Turf" Section
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Meeting Info.: | Las Vegas, Nevada: December 5-9 |
Source: | Irrigation Show 2016: Technical Session Proceedings. 2016, p. 1-11. |
Publishing Information: | [Falls Church, Virginia]: [Irrigation Association] |
# of Pages: | 11 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Education; Irrigation efficiency; Irrigation scheduling; Public relations; Water conservation
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Abstract/Contents: | "Many cities and water utilities employ public awareness and education efforts for commercial and residential customers to promote water conservation and irrigation efficiency. These campaigns are usually intended for a wide audience and present brief, general messages to build awareness. This approach however may have limited impact on reducing water waste from landscape irrigation and at a high cost. An alternative strategy is to target education and provide assistance in a manner that achieves maximum water savings more economically by examining seasonal water use trends among different segments of the community. Since 2010 College Station, Texas Water Utilities performed more than 500 residential landscape irrigation 'checkups'. Using data collected from the 'checkups' and monthly water records, an analysis showed that small properties (< 5,000 sqft) consistently applied more irrigation than large properties (>10,000 sqft) when normalized by landscape area. The difference was significant in four out of eight years examined. Newer properties (<10 years) consistently showed higher irrigation use compared to all other age groups. In fact, average irrigation applied from newer properties was significantly greater (p<0.05) than properties older than 30 years in four of eight years. These results can be useful for generating maximum impact when constrained by limited resources." |
Language: | English |
References: | 7 |
Note: | Tables Graphs |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Smith, D. W., C. Swanson, and J. Nations. 2016. A case for targeted water conservation outreach. p. 1-11. In Irrigation Show 2016: Technical Session Proceedings. Las Vegas, Nevada: December 5-9. [Falls Church, Virginia]: [Irrigation Association]. |
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