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| Web URL(s): | http://www.irrigation.org/IA/FileUploads/IA/Resources/TechnicalPapers/2006/WaterChecks-FreeWaterAuditsForHomeownersAndLargePublicAndPrivateProperties.pdf
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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Jackson, Earl K.;
Lopez, Rachel M. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Jackson: Professor, Utah State University Extension; Lopez: Water Audit Supervisor, Utah State University Extension |
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| Title: | "Water checks" - Free water audits for homeowners and large public and private properties: Slow the flow, save H2O |
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| Section: | Turf
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| Source: | Irrigation Show 2006: Technical Session Proceedings. 2006, p. 476-488. |
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| Publishing Information: | [Falls Church, Virginia]: [Irrigation Association] |
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| # of Pages: | 13 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Evaluations; Irrigation program; Public relations; Water auditing; Water conservation; Water management
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| Abstract/Contents: | "The water check program has been a well received public relations campaign enabling residential homeowners and managers of large public and private properties to successfully cut back on water waste. The water check program was initiated in 1999 as part of Utah's Slow the Flow, Save H20 water conservation program and has continued to grow through 2006. The program was made free to the public by the partnering agencies of the Central Utah Water Conservancy District, serviced by Utah State University Extension. Between 1999 and 2005, a total of 7,960 residential sites and 382 large water use properties have been evaluated for distribution uniformity, precipitation rate, sprinkler head pressure, turf root depth, soil type, and irrigation scheduling. Water use records were tracked for the year before the irrigation audit and at least three years after the initial audit for the residential participants. The average residential property reduced water consumption by 9.6%, 12.4%, 22.2% and 25.6% respectively for the audit year and the following three years. The large properties were divided into nine categories, with each category responding somewhat differently to the audit (usually dependent upon the budget for a system tune-up). Small businesses hardly saved any water, while parks, schools and churches saved about 20% over a two year period. Large public and private properties reduced outdoor water consumption over the growing season by an overall average of 15% during the audit year combined with the year following the audit." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 7 |
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| Note: | Tables |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Jackson, E. K., and R. M. Lopez. 2006. "Water checks" - Free water audits for homeowners and large public and private properties: Slow the flow, save H2O. p. 476-488. In Irrigation Show 2006: Technical Session Proceedings. [Falls Church, Virginia]: [Irrigation Association]. |
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