Davis to Present at 2012 Water Smart Innovations Conference
Jim Davis, General Manager of Landtech Irrigation Consultants, will be presenting again this year at the 2012 Water Smart Innovations Conference. Drawing from his 20+ years of experience in landscape irrigation design, Davis will give a presentation on sustainable water use through water harvesting in the irrigation industry. Davis is a certified irrigation designer by the Irrigation Association and an EPA ‘WaterSense Partner.’ The WaterSmart Innovations Conference and Exposition is the largest urban-water efficiency conference of its kind in the world. Presented by the Southern Nevada Water Authority and numerous forward-thinking organizations, the 5th annual WSI will be held October 3-5, 2012, at the South Point Hotel and Conference Center in Las Vegas. Water-efficiency professionals from across the United States and around the world will gather to share their knowledge of innovation in water conservation. The purpose of this conference is to broaden the knowledge of innovations in urban water efficiency including products, policies, techniques and ideas. Jim Davis and John Bauer will be presenting the session, “Water Harvesting + High Efficiency Irrigation = Sustainable Water Use,” on Wednesday, October 3rd. Landtech Irrigation Consultants’ vision for efficient water use influences their entire approach to designing systems. They also encourage the incorporation of water-harvesting strategies and technologies, which reduces the need to use potable water for irrigation. In addition to irrigation consulting with a focus on water-harvesting and high-efficiency applications, their rep-services business promotes installations of green roofs and green walls, and helps position a specialized team for consulting on ecological restoration projects. In all aspects of their work, emphasis is placed on using onsite resources in an efficient and responsible manner. Visit www.LandtechDesign.com or send an email to:...
Read MoreIrrigation can solve your weather headaches
New irrigation system at Crooked Stick solves weather headaches We share with you a recent article in the IBJ (Indianapolis Business Journal). As all of us face the challenges of dry conditions and lack of rain discover how Crooked Stick Golf Course handles the conditions. Kenney Corporation was the proud supplier of the new irrigation system and the latest in controls using weather station information to improve the total efficiency of the watering demands. With high heat and drought conditions pressing down on Indiana in the early weeks of summer, area golf courses are struggling to keep the courses green and lush. Mark Nance, who operates city-owned Coffin and Riverside golf courses, said he expects his water bill to be up at least 10 percent, or about $3,000, this year…..Read more Listen to Jake Gargasz, Golf Course Superintendent Crooked Stick Golf Course as he shares the technical challenges and how they are up to the challenge. Shared from IBJ Link Want to learn more about how the professionals at Landtech can assist you with challenges we all face today in this lack of rain? Contact us today Learn...
Read MoreLandtech to Discuss High-Efficiency Irrigation at Upcoming Events: ASLA and WaterSmart Innovations
Jim Davis, General Manager of Landtech Irrigation Consultants, is a certified irrigation designer by the Irrigation Association and an EPA ‘WaterSense Partner’. His 20+ years of experience in landscape irrigation design will be shared as a panelist at two upcoming educational series in the Fall of 2011. Davis, together with John Bauer of Wahaso and Mark Coopersmith of ETwater, has been chosen as a panelist for the 4th Water Smart Innovations Conference and Expo 2011. Water-efficiency professionals from across the United States and around the world will gather on October 5-7, 2011 at the South Point Hotel and Conference Center in Las Vegas. The purpose of this conference is to broaden the knowledge of innovations in urban water efficiency including products, policies, techniques and ideas and with this, one of the topics that is scheduled for the Friday session, October 7, 2011, 9:00 am (PST) of the education program is: “Harvesting On-Site Water Sources for Sustainable Irrigation”. Later that month, Davis and Bauer along with Pat McIntyre of ETwater, have been chosen as panelists for the ASLA Annual Meeting and Expo 2011. This premier event for landscape architecture professionals happens on October 30 – November 2, 2011 at the San Diego Convention Center. Their topic again will be: “Harvesting On-Site Water Sources for Sustainable Irrigation”, in line with this year’s theme, “Landscape Architecture Rising: Knowledge Vision Leadership”. The annual meeting of ASLA this Fall, in San Diego, will be the largest gathering of the world’s landscape architecture professionals. More than 6,000 professionals are expected to attend, with an estimated 450 exhibitors participating. The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), which was founded in 1899, is backed up with their mission to lead, to educate, and to participate in the careful stewardship, together with wise planning and artful design, of cultural and natural environments. Landtech Irrigation Consultants’ vision for efficient water use influences their entire approach to designing systems. They also encourage the incorporation of water-harvesting strategies and technologies, which reduces the need to use potable water for irrigation. In addition to irrigation consulting with a focus on water-harvesting and high-efficiency applications, their rep-services business promotes installations of green roofs & green walls, and helps position a specialized team for consulting on ecological restoration projects. In all aspects of their work, emphasis is placed on using onsite resources in an efficient and responsible manner. Visit www.LandtechDesign.com or send an email to:...
Read MoreEfficient Water Use
Irrigation is the artificial application of water to soil in order to aid the growth of plants. An image that may come to mind is that of a gardener sprinkling water from a pot onto a flower or a small plant. This is a very simple definition, however, and irrigation usually is a bit more complicated than that. How? One of the factors is the combination of soil used, and the kind of plant growing in that soil. Fine-textured soil, like clay or silt, for example, tends to keep water near the surface, while coarser soil lets water penetrate deeper. A plant with shallow roots might not fare well in a coarse soil because it can’t reach water. On the other hand, a plant with deep roots might not get much water from fine soil. You may water your plants regularly, but all that water is just going to waste if it can’t get to your plants’ roots. Another factor is timing. Plants always need water, but there are critical growth stages, like when they are just germinating or are just beginning to emerge from the soil, when your plants really need their water. If your plants don’t get water when they need it most, you’ll just end up wasting water trying to nurse them back to health. Timing is also important in keeping your soil moist and your plants well watered. Frequent light watering wets the top layer of soil, but doesn’t provide enough water to penetrate deep into the soil. This means that instead of reaching the roots, water evaporates straight into the air from the ground. Occasionally soaking the soil is usually a better idea than frequently sprinkling it. On the opposite end, you have to watch out for that you don’t over-water your plants. If you don’t give the soil time to dry out, you deprive your plants’ roots of oxygen that they need. Like under-watering, this leads to wasted water, and quite a few browning, wilting, dying plants. These are just a few things you need to know about watering or irrigating your plants, and we can’t share everything with you in this short article. If you want to learn more about water management and efficient irrigation, visit Landtech Irrigation at https://landtechdesign.com/ or stay tuned for more posts...
Read MoreRainwater: An Untapped Resource
Almost 50 inches of rain fall in the United States annually. That adds up to around 3 trillion gallons of water falling over our heads every year. Assuming the average person uses around 100 gallons a day, 50 inches of rainfall a year can provide enough water for almost 30 million people. Unfortunately, only a small fraction of rainwater is harvested and put to good use. Water Harvesting is the collection and storage of rainwater and stormwater runoff in order to provide water for livestock, irrigation, drinking, recharging of groundwater, and other purposes. This collection of rainwater/stormwater also has the added benefit of reducing erosion and flooding that may result from heavy rains. There are two general categories of water harvesting: rainwater harvesting and stormwater harvesting. Rainwater harvesting, as the name implies, involves catching rainwater where it falls – usually on rooftops and other small catchments. Stormwater harvesting captures from ground catchments, storm drains, and even streams, rivers, or other bodies of water – this makes stormwater harvesting suitable for collecting large amounts of water from wide areas. Harvested water can be used for different purposes, including replenishment of groundwater, irrigation of plants and crops, cleaning purposes such as washing clothes and flushing toilets, and even drinking water. This means that the harvested water usually goes through filtering and treatment before being put back to re-use. Initial pre-treatment usually involves a mesh or some other filter to block large objects in the water such as twigs, leaves, insects, and others. From here, the water goes through finer filters such as a sand and gravel filter to clean it further. At this point, the water is suitable for an aquifer or deep well, recharging the groundwater. This water can also be used for many household purposes, such as: for watering plants/crops, for use as supply of water for toilets, and outdoor wash-bays. With further sanitization and sterilization, the water can also be re-used for: personal bathing and for washing dishes. Though this water may already be potable, it usually goes through further treatment to ensure that there are no impurities and contaminants in the water. Adding chlorine, exposing the water to UV light, and passing it through very fine filters are just some measures taken to sterilize harvested water. This is just a brief look at water harvesting and the steps involved in maximizing the use of captured rain and stormwater. To learn more, visit Landtech Irrigation Consultants at http://www.LandtechDesign.com/ and stay tuned for more posts...
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