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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) WaterSense program released its final specification for showerheads.

Innovative partnership helps conserve water at Tampa Wholesale Nursery.

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East Jordan Plastics’ facility is operating at full capacity.

So, you've made it through your first round of interviews -- congratulations -- and now you're on to the second and third round ... the good stuff.

Are we becoming a nation of tattle tales, or enviromentally conscious?

First claculations flawed, turf grass is an EFFECTIVE carbon reducer.

USGBC implements new LEED water incentives to address a chronic scarcity of times.

Did you know that it takes 30 gallons of water to produce one cup of coffee? And that half-pound steak you had for dinner required 774 gallons of water to get from the ranch to your table. Where do these numbers come from, and what do they mean? These total refer to water footprints, and the totals themselves are calculated by adding up the total amount of freshwater used to create a particular item or support a specific activity. The idea of a water footprint was first introduced by ...

HydroPoint Data Systems, Inc. announced today that it is partnering with the City of Santa Clarita to roll out the world's-largest Smart Water Management implementation.

RACINE, Wis. – One talented landscape contractor will win a New Holland skid steer loader at the 2010 GIE+EXPO show. New Holland Construction is sponsoring the 2010 Landscaper’s Challenge, a nationwide contest to find the best design/build project of the year. A semi-finalist will be chosen each month from April through September. The grand prize winner will be selected from the semi-finalists and announced during the first day of the GIE+EXPO show, held Oct. 28-31 in ...

Denver, Col. – Swingle Lawn, Tree & Landscape Care received the 2009 TCIA (Tree Care Industry Association) Professional Communication Award at the organization’s annual conference in Hawaii on February 10. The TCIA Professional Communications Awards epitomize marketing and communication excellence within the tree care industry. The Tree Care Industry Association is a 72-year-old public and professional resource on trees and arboriculture. TCIA members recognize stringent ...

Richmond, VA– To strengthen Virginia’s quality and diversity of ornamental plants, in 2009 the Virginia Nurserymen’s Association Horticulture Research Foundation Inc. implement their own plant introduction program, Beautiful Gardens. Since implementation, Virginia’s ‘Beautiful Gardens grow with confidence’ through the use of selected plants sustainable to Virginia’s landscape as well as to its economy. Details of the expanded 2010 ‘Plants of ...

Managing a network of geographically dispersed assets is a costly and time-consuming exercise. A continuous cycle of physical inspection, risk assessment, investment planning, and replacement is required to ensure service levels are met, public and employee safety is not compromised, and the environment is properly managed. Typically these activities involve multiple non-interconnected computer systems and paper-based instructions and inspection records. The result is often poorly ...

It happens every 60 seconds - an underground utility is hit or damaged. The result can range from a minor headache, to the loss of 911 and other vital services, and in extreme cases, loss of life. When these scenarios do occur, damage claims and lawsuits can develop. What happened? Why? What can be done in the future to prevent this type of accident? The Common Ground Alliance (CGA), a member-driven organization dedicated to damage prevention and underground safety, offers a tool to help ...

You may have noticed a change to our masthead. While the title remains the same, the magazine’s subhead has been modified so that we now are “The Journal for Water Resource Management.” Why the expansion of our focus to include resource management? Because we believe water efficiency and total water management are inextricably intertwined, and so the term “water resource management” provides a broad umbrella that covers a variety of interrelated topics, including ...

In the 1960s, Californians voted on a massive infrastructure to move water around the state. Since then, lawmakers have not retooled the system to meet increased demand from agriculture and urban growth along with the state’s environmental commitments.

Retaining walls are typically built to stabilize an unstable or eroding slope, or to create more usable level land. Numerous options are available in terms of wall type, size, strength, and appearance. Two keys to avoiding retaining wall failure are proper soil stabilization and proper drainage behind the wall. Left unchecked, soil or gravel backfill behind a wall will exert unrelenting pressure on the structure and may ultimately cause the wall to collapse. A common method of avoiding ...

Looking for a great way to increase your business by making it easier for potential customers to become actual customers? Two words: credit cards. What’s in it for you: Increase the closing rate of your sales by becoming more affordable to more people Get the sale now instead of later Eliminate collection problems (the bank that issued the card will pay you in full for the work done, it is up to them to collect the balance from the customer) "Sell up" to better quality ...

In the first installment of this three-part series, Hunter Headlines posed the question: "Should Your Company Offer Irrigation Service Agreements?" The ultimate answer will be up to each individual company, but when you pause to consider all the benefits they offer, a strong case can be made for making them a regular part of your operation. Here are just some of the advantages service agreements can provide: