Local Government's Role in Water-Efficient Landscaping

Proceedings of the 1991 Georgia Water Resources Conference, March 19-20, 1991, Athens, Georgia.The Atlanta Regional Commission's (ARC) Water Supply Plan assumes water conservation will be implemented; therefore, it is important to continually promote water conservation. A successful water conservation program should consider several elements, including education programs, water rate structures which encourage water savings, the use of water-saving plumbing fixtures and the promotion of water-efficient landscaping, also known as xeriscaping. The Atlanta Regional Commission has adopted updated water conservation policies regarding ultra-low-flow plumbing fixtures and water pricing. In the interest of continuing to work toward the achievement of water conservation goals, this paper reports on water-efficient landscaping as a water conservation measure and makes recommendations for implementation.Sponsored by U.S. Geological Survey, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, the University of Georgia, Georgia State University, and Georgia Institute of Technology.This book was published by the Institute of Natural Resources, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602 with partial funding provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, through the Georgia Water Research Institute as authorized by the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 (P.L. 98242). The views and statements advanced in this publication are solely those of the authors and do not represent official views or policies of The University of Georgia or the U.S. Geological Survey or the conference sponsors