waterSmart has developed a workshop, campus water audits and a videoconference on drought survival strategies for plant operations/landscape and grounds managers at Georgia colleges and state universities.

On February 6 and 7, 2008, the waterSmart program provided a workshop on Water Efficiency in Campus Landscapes. Day 1 addressed indoor water usage and Day 2 addressed Outdoor Water Usage. This event featured the following information (all files are in PDF format):

• Georgia Water 101 Resources, Water Plan & Drought: A Blueprint for the Future
• Indoor Water Audits
• Specifying Low Flow Fixtures & Devices
• Water Use and Conservation at Georgia Tech
• UGA Every Drop Counts
• UWG Water Conservation: Past, Present and Future
• Walter Reeves
• Outdoor Water Auditing
• Best Management Practices for Landscape Water Conservation
• New Technologies for Irrigation Equipment and Management
• Urban Water Reuse in Georgia
• Conserving Water Through Plant Breeding: Developing Drought and Salt Tolerant Turfgrass Cultivars
• Campus Water Conservation Successes

On June 28, the waterSmart program provided a free videoconference on Drought Survival Strategies for Georgia Colleges and Universities. This event featured the following information:

• Agenda
• Pilot Community Partnerships
• Current Status of Drought Conditions in Georgia and Expected Forecast
• EPD Rules
• Local Utilities’ Perspective
• Irrigation and Drought
• Plant Management and Priority
• Managing Trees in Drought Conditions
  

For more information, contact Becky Champion or Sandra Neuse.

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