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Transcript of EARTHKIND ® WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM EAST REGION.
Greg Church
Logan Lair
Rick Maxwell
Dotty Woodson
Clint Wolfe
Jeff Ripley
Susan Ballabina
Ron Woolley
East Region Water Work Group
To demonstrate recommended water saving, best
management practices in residential landscapes,
lawns and home.
The program is designed to collect actual and/or
estimated water savings utilizing result
demonstrations.
Purpose
Earth-Kind® Water Conservation in the Landscape
Irrigation for Water Conservation (Irrigation Evaluation
and Drip Irrigation)
Water Conservation in the Home (40 Gallon Challenge)
Calculating and Reporting Water Savings
Training Topics
Each county will recruit and train at least five
volunteers i.e. Master Gardeners to serve as
demonstrators.
Method
Implement practices and record actual or
estimated water savings in gallons or percentage
reduction in usage (compared to previous practice).
A demonstration protocol and a volunteer training
packet will be provided to agents on April 29th via
Lync.
Role of Demonstrators
Adopt recommended practices
Calculate water savings
Monitor actual data from meter or use estimated
savings for various practices
Serve as a demonstration site
Report savings to agent via Qualtrics
Assist in conducting educational programs
Demonstrator Responsibilities
Select and train volunteers (demonstrators)
Follow protocol and assist with demonstrations
Monitor demonstrations
Aggregate individual site data and submit to region via
Qualtrics
Utilize demonstration results in appropriate educational
programs (tours, meetings, mass media)
Agent Responsibilities
Survey participants of educational programs and document
results (Utilize Qualtrics Survey when possible to measure
adoption of BMPs)
Incorporate results in interpretation efforts
NOTE: Potential for over 100 Aggregated Demonstration
Results
Agent Responsibilities (Continued):
District 5:
Angelina
Cherokee
Harrison
Henderson
Jasper
Smith
District 8:
Bell
Ellis
Hood
Johnson
Milam
McLennan
Navarro
Williamson
District 4:
Collin
Dallas
Denton
Hunt
Kaufman
Rockwall
Tarrant
Selected Counties
Monday April 29, 2013
8:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Who should participate?
All Agents in Selected Counties
Potential Demonstrators (optional)
Next Lync Call