Every year there are water shortages that affect multiple regions of the U.S. Every year
there are more water agencies that enact ordinances to restrict water for landscapes.
From 2000-2003 the trouble spots included Texas, New Mexico, Georgia and the
southeast, Oregon, Colorado, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, the Carolinas, Delaware,
Virginia and Florida. California experiences consistent drought cycles. Water shortages
continue to expand, not only with drought, but also due to population growth that
exceeds the water supply infrastructure in virtually every region of the country.
The policies and actions of water providers significantly impact every aspect of the
landscape industry, from growers, to garden centers to landscape contractors. The
impacts are felt far and wide in terms of lost jobs and economic decline. The hardships
are real and felt regionally, in local communities and in the families of those who work in
the green industry. This paper outlines a plan for state and local landscape associations, or any
segment of the landscape industry, to prepare for local water supply shortages
and drought before it happens. The plan also offers what to do when drought or
water shortage hits. The proposal is intended to provide state landscape
association(s) with a specific drought preparedness action plan.
| Edition : | Vol. - No. |
| File Size : | 1
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, 230 KB |
| Note : | This product is unavailable in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus |
| Number of Pages : | 10 |
| Published : | 01/11/2004 |
