Lawn Maintenance and Irrigation Professionals
With hot, dry weather continuing in our area, our water supplies are at risk due to shortages and
drought conditions. We need everyone in our community to help conserve water for the places where
we need it most—including firefighting, hospitals, and public health. You can be a community leader by
showing your customers how to save this precious resource outdoors without hurting their landscape.
Here are a few tips you can share with them.
STEP
ON IT
Lawns may need less water than you think. Before
watering, step on the grass, and if it springs back, you
can skip irrigation for the day.
TIME IT
RIGHT
Avoid watering in the middle of the day when it
evaporate. Schedule watering in the morning or
evening when it's cooler.
CURB WATER
WASTE

Make sure sprinklers are pointed only at landscapes
and not towards sidewalks or roads where water can
become runoff.
SPRUCE UP
SPRINKLERS

A missing or broken sprinkler head can waste
thousands of gallons of water. Inspect the system and
make repairs if necessary.
LOOK FOR
THE LABEL
...O
Is it time to upgrade your system's clock-timed
controller with a smart one? A WaterSense
labeled controller irrigates only when needed.
www.epa.gov/watersense/drought-watersense
EPA 832-F-21-027c
July 2021

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