Tuesday, December 2, 2008

New EPA Water Budget Tool released

http://land.asla.org/2008/1201/water.html

As part of its WaterSense partnership program, the Environmental Protection Agency has developed a tool to guide builders, landscape professionals, and irrigation partners through the water-budget calculations of draft specifications for new water-efficient, single-family homes. The landscape water-budget tool will help determine:

  • The amount of water the designed landscape is allowed, or budgeted, based on EPA criteria
  • How much water the designed landscape requires based on climate, plant type, and irrigation system efficiency
  • Whether the designed landscape meets the budgeted amount

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