WATER-SAVING LANDSCAPING LOW-MAINTENANCE SOLUTIONS FOR INTERMOUNTAIN REGIONS
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CHALLENGES
• HOT TEMPERATURES
• COLD TEMPERATURES
• SHORTER GROWING SEASON
• DRYING WINDS
• DELUGE/DROUGHT
• POOR SOIL
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SOLUTIONS
• WINDBREAKS
• XERISCAPING
• SOIL AMENDMENT
• NATIVE PLANTS
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WATER CYCLE
• CLOUDS
• CONDENSATION AND PRECIPITATION
• RUNOFF AND PERCOLATION
• EVAPORATION
• TRANSPIRATION
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CLOUDS
CONDENSATION
AND PRECIPIT
ATION
RUNOFF AND
PERCOLATION
EVAPORATION
TRANSPIRATION
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WATER CONSUMPTIO
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Activity
Brushing teeth
Washing hands
Toilet flush
Shaving
Shower (8 min.)
Bath
Dishwasher
Dishes by hand
Clothes washer
Lawn (20 min.)
0 20 40 60 80 100120140160180200
WATER CONSUMPTION
Serie 3 Serie 2 Serie 1
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Activity Average ConservativeBrushing teeth 2 0.5Washing hands 2 0.5Toilet flush 5 2Shaving 10 1Shower (8 min.) 20 5Bath 36 15Dishwasher 15 7Dishes by hand 20 5Clothes washer 40 25Lawn (20 min.) 200 200
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WATER CONSUMPTIONActivity Average Conservative
Brushing teeth 2 0.5
Washing hands 2 0.5
Toilet flush 5 2
Shaving 10 1
Shower (8 min.) 20 5
Bath 36 15
Dishwasher 15 7
Dishes by hand 20 5
Clothes washer 40 25
Lawn (20 min.) 200 200April 18, 2010
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SOIL AMENDMENT
• EASTERN WASHINGTON LOSES MORE THAN 10 TONS OF SOIL PER ACRE PER YEAR TO RAINFALL RUNOFF
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NATIVE PLANTS
• TOLERATE TEMPERATURE RANGE
• TOLERATE DROUGHT
• PREVENT EROSION
• SUPPORT NATURAL ECOSYSTEM
• ATTRACT POLLINATORS
• NEED LITTLE OR NO MAINTENANCE
• SUSTAINABLE
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TEMPERATURE RANGESeasonal Temperatures
Winter Spring Summer Fall
Minimum 18 41 73 43
Average 29 57 89 54
Maximum 40 72 105 65
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TEMPERATURE RANGE
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WINTER SPRING SUMMER FALL
18
41
73
43
29
57
89
54
40
72
105
5
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