Home owner Irrigation Workshop Success

The sun outside burnt at 103 degrees, but the Farr Library conference room it was cool and comfortable this Saturday, July 17, 2010.

A small group of homeowners came to the workshop “How to Keep Your Landscape From Soaking You”, presented by Central Colorado Water Conservancy District and West Greeley Conservation District. Expert guest speakers  Dennis Slibsager with Ewing Irrigation, Annie Lyons with Green Thumb Annies, and Ruth Quade, Water Conservation Expert with the City of Greeley Water and others gave tips on how to make their home irrigation systems more efficient while saving them money.

Home owners found out there’s a variety of equipment available to accomplish this. Regulators, nozzles that are 30% more efficient, rain sensors, soil moisture sensors and Evapo-transpiration Controllers are just some of options available.

Annie addressed how to apply water conservation techniques in your landscaping. Soil amendments, mulch, aeration, proper mowing, watering and fertilizing are all simple solutions to keeping your landscape beautiful while using less water.

Ruth Quade finished up the workshop by informing everyone about the City of Greeley’s Irrigation Audit program. The free service conducted by city employees, involves a personalized assessment of each homeowner’s yard and irrigation system. They check for leaks, improper nozzle height and direction, determine your soil type and frequency of water needed, and if you are meeting or exceeding the recommended watering. There is much more to the home audit, and you can find all this out by calling Ruth at 970-350-9874.

For more information on these topics, please contact Kathy Parker, Central Colorado Water Conservancy District, at 970-330-4540.