EDUCATION
‘ALL IN’ PEER GROUP TALKS ABOUT WATER MANAGEMENT IN THEIR COMPANIES
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here does water management fall in your company’s overall business plan?
Regardless of if you live in an area similar to Louisiana and receive excess water or an area like Nevada and witness drought, including water advocacy in your business’ strate- gy can help the community in which you work and, in turn, help the consumers that turn to you for their landscaping needs.
Members of the National Association of Landscape Pro- fessionals ‘All In’ Peer Group share their advice about how they deal with water management in their part of the country.
USE ADDITIONAL WATER TO YOUR ADVANTAGE For companies that witness an above-average rainfall, how do you use this excess water to your advantage? “We experience an environ- ment with too much water and, more particularly, storm water runoff,” said Corey Verch, Residential Design and Build Sales Manager at Dennis’ Seven Dees in Portland, Oregon. “We assist with this issue by using, and encouraging others to use, rain gardens, catchment systems and
permeable paving.”
Another area that receives similar amounts of rainfall is Memphis, Tennessee.
“The Mid-South experiences a climate and soil types creating the potential for drainage problems,” said Michael Hatcher, President of Michael Hatcher & Associates, Inc.
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“Because of these challenges we want to make sure to ad- dress these concerns in all of our landscape and irrigation designs.” Efforts being taken by Dennis’ Seven Dees, jointly known as rainwater harvesting, assist in collecting, storing and us- ing rainwater for residential landscaping. But drainage isn’t only a problem that affects residences. So what about main- taining additional water located on commercial properties? “Bioswales and green roofs are also encouraged,” contin-
ued Verch. “These are considered to be major components to handling runoff from both parking lots and roofs.”
CONSERVATION LAWS SIMPLY MEANS USING A CREATIVE APPROACH
Other locations, such as Designs by Sundown located in Englewood, Colorado, are not asked about their excess water but are constantly being asked to conserve water. “Drip and low volume irrigation are extremely popular in Colorado and are, therefore, recommended,” said Brad Rowell, Landscape Industry Certified, Irrigation Manager at Designs by Sundown. “These types of irrigation are the
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