Improving California’s “Environmental Conditions”!.(Tons of input from focus groups are going into this new MWELO from some really brilliant people!) Just a few Tidbits from the 2015 (current) version: “Promote the values and benefits of landscaping practices that integrate and go beyond the conservation and efficient use of water.” Next year…2018 An even Better MWELO will be put into place and adopted in 2020 that will be Freakin’ AWESOME! July of 2015… the Updated MWELO was put into place and made much harder to comply with…IE: Saving much more water! of 2009… the first MODEL Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance was put into place and adopted the following year. It all gets (or is supposed to get) triggered when new landscapes need a Permit. There are requirements for Compliance that include a Water Audit and proof that the landscape is being well managed… Stewarded is the word that comes to my mind. Programming the irrigation controller to “reduce run-off and Promote the healthy growth of plants!”.Irrigating using the most efficient systems and components and using Hydrozones for peak efficiency.Improving the Living Soil and the larger Landscape Ecology.Then you design your landscape to be efficient with a focus on: The WELO is comprehensive, holistic, and based on Science!īasically, you Establish a Watering Budget for the site based on your Climate. Old attempts at landscape water conservation have fallen short, many just limiting irrigation to specific days or outlawing the watering of turf.

This Ordinance takes the Landscape Profession to the next level. I’ve been a fan of the Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance for a very long time. It was a WELO Workshop and was hosted by both CLCA and Solano County, presented in Vallejo. A week ago I got the opportunity to speak at a fantastic (and I think Timely) event.

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