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Survey Says:
When people are
asked why they want
to save water on their
lawns, here are the
top two answers;
1. Save Money
2. Save Your Lawn
Speaker: Craig Borglum CIC CID CLIA 1

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FACT: We use too much water on our lawns
Thirty percent of water used by the average
American household is devoted to outdoor
water use, and more than half of that is used
for watering lawns and gardens.
Source: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Source:
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FACT:
More than 50 percent Evaporation
Maintenance
of residential irrigation
water is lost due to
evaporation, runoff, over Design
watering, or improper
system design,
installation,
maintenance.
50 % Water Loss
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FACT: We use too much water on our lawns
Automatic timers might be convenient but they can
increase water waste.
Residences with automatic timers use more water than
residences without timers.
Irrigation systems use 47 percent more water
In‐ground sprinkler systems use 35 percent more water
Garden systems use 30 percent more water
Source: Drip irrigation systems use 16% more water.
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FACT: We use too much Non‐native versus Native plants
water on our lawns
Using native plants that
require less watering and are
adapted to your climate can
reduce outdoor
water use by 20 to 50
percent.
For more information, go to
www.sjrwmd.com/floridaswater/conservation/
Source:
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Two Rotor Two Spray
zones x 60 Zones x 20
minutes x 2 minutes x 2
days = 240 days = 80
minutes minutes
240 + 80
minutes =
320 minutes
ONE QUARTER MILLION
GALLONS OF WATER =320 minutes x 15 gallons per minute
PER YEAR, PER HOUSE = 4800 gallons per week x 52 = 249,600
Gallons per year!
For Grass?!
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7. IrrigationTV.com
Craig’s Top 10
Things We Need To Do:
1. Water only when needed
2. Water only when needed
3. Water only when needed
4. Water only when needed
5. Water only when needed
6. Water only when needed
7. Water only when needed
8. Water only when needed
9. Water only when needed
10.Water only when needed
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TIP: Don’t
Set It and
Forget It
How do I know
when the grass
needs water?
Look at it!
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For shrubs, check
drought “indicator”
plants for wilting.
Azalea
•Shallow rooted
•Drooping leaves indicates low soil moisture
Gardenia
•Shallow rooted
•Drooping leaves indicates low soil moisture
Hydrangea
•Shallow rooted
•Drooping leaves indicates low soil moisture
Source: UF
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10. IrrigationTV.com Source: UF
Watered When
Needed: Deep
Why should I water less? Root Depth
Here is your pay off: Better Turf
Less Water = Better Turf
Over Watered:
Shallow Root
Depth
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There are other ways to
save water in your
landscape:
1. Place a minimum of 3”
of mulch around all your
plants to retain soil
moisture.
P.S., don’t use cypress
mulch. Don’t kill a tree
to plant a flower!
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2. Cut your St Augustine
and Bahia grass at 4” or
higher.
3. Never remove more
than 1/3 of the leaf blade
at the time.
4. Sharpen your mower
blade so that you cut
rather than tear the
Source: UF
grass.
Speaker: Craig Borglum CIC CID CLIA 12

13. IrrigationTV.com
Mowing Your Florida Lawn L.E. Trenholm, J.B. Unruh, and J.L. Cisar2 http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/document_lh028
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14. Summary:
We use too much water on our lawns
Water only when needed
Don’t Set It and Forget It
Small changes can mean big savings.
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Questions?
Learn more at
sprinkler.irrigationrepair.com
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Demonstration:
1. Moving sprinkler from behind the shrubs
2. Low volume options
3. How to check your rain sensor
4. How to install a rain sensor
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18. Special Thanks to Orange County Government (FL)
Orange county Library
The University of Florida
and
Thank you for caring and
doing something to save our water!
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