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  HOAS AND MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING

One of the components of the AMWUA Conservation Program is to educate non-residential sectors of the community, including multifamily housing and homeowners associations, about best water management practices.

A group of water conservation specialists from AMWUA member cities, known as the Water Management Education Committee, partners with non-residential groups to reach and educate multihousing property owners, managers, maintenance supervisors, and technicians.

What can the Water Management Education Committee do for you?
  • Present workshops designed for maintenance staff, property managers, and property owners
  • Contribute articles to trade magazines and newsletters
  • Explore opportunities to work with homeowners associations
Workshops Offered:
  • How to Enhance Your Landscape Investment
  • Troubleshooting Your Landscape Irrigation System
  • Control Your Landscape Costs
  • Writing a Landscape Contract for Savings and Aesthetics
  • Looking Indoors at Water Use and Costs
More information
If you are interested in hosting workshops, if you would like to include any of these articles in your journal or newsletters, or if you would like more information on how the Water Management Education can work with you or your organization, please e-mail your request to webmaster@amwua.org.

Upcoming workshops will be posted here. If you would like to be contacted in advance of these workshops, send your name, address, and e-mail address to webmaster@amwua.org, and include that you are interested in the Water Management Education workshops.

DOCUMENTS FOR DOWNLOAD


  • Prune Now, Pay Later
    Author: AMWUA Water Management Education Committee
    Considerations for when and why to prune plants.    
    [More information]
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  • Outdoor Tips
    Author: AMWUA Water Management Education Committee
    Landscape maintenance how-to.    
    [More information]
    [download pdf]

  • I Fought the Lawn and the Lawn Won
    Author: AMWUA Water Management Education Committee
    Overseeding your grass. Should you?    
    [More information]
    [download pdf]

  • Facility Manager's Guide to Water Management
    Author: This guidebook was prepared by the Arizona Municipal Water Users Association Regional Water Conservation Committee with assistance from Black and Veatch.
    The Facility Manager's Guide to Water Management encourages water conservation in the workplace by providing businesses and industrial water users wit    
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  • Managing Your Landscape During a Drought
    Author: AMWUA Water Management Education Committee
    The questions and answers included in this pdf can help multi-family communities make responsible choices about landscaping in this time of drought.    
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  • When to Hire an Arborist
    Author: AMWUA Water Management Education Committee
    Tips and priorities for determining when to call in the professionals.    
    [More information]
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  • Water Conservation Practices Checklist
    Author: AMWUA Water Management Education Committee
    A self-scoring checklist of items for Home Owner Association and Commercial landscape managers.    
    [More information]
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  • Lower Your Landscape Water Costs
    Author: AMWUA Water Management Education Committee
    Considerations for contracts and maintenance that will save money and water.    
    [More information]
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  • Tune Up Your Community's Irrigation System
    Author: AMWUA Water Management Education Committee
    Proper maintenance is easy when you have a guide.    
    [More information]
    [download pdf]

  • Extra! Extra! Rainfall Waters Plants
    Author: AMWUA Water Management Education Committee
    New technologies bring us 'Smart Technology' for Irrigation Controllers.    
    [More information]
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  • Contractor Questions
    Author: AMWUA Water Management Education Committee
    Questions to ask a potential contractor for landscape maintenance.    
    [More information]
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  • Sample Landscape Contract
    Author: AMWUA Water Management Education Committee
    How to construct a contract for Landscape Professionals. Great information for homeowners and landscape professionals.    
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  • Water Management Ideas for Commercial Properties and Homeowner's Associations
    Author: AMWUA Water Management Education Committee
    Guidance for common issues of commercial landscapes.    
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  • Weeds and how to Manage Them
    Author: AMWUA Water Management Education Committee
    Weeds happen, so what is a homeowner to do? Find out what your options are from this quick and easy guide.    
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  • Pruning Recommendations
    Author: AMWUA Water Management Education Committee
    Listing of when to prune certain plants.    
    [More information]
    [download pdf]

  • Integrated Pest Management
    Author: AMWUA Water Management Education Committee
    Deflating the myth of "it's us against them." Information on how to evaluate, identify and assess what to do about the bugs in our life.    
    [More information]
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  • Keep Your Community Turf Areas in Top Shape
    Author: AMWUA Water Management Education Committee
    If you're going to spend water on having grass, use this guide to make it look it's best while keeping the water use as low as possible.    
    [More information]
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  • Save Money and Water with Xeriscape Landscaping
    Author: AMWUA Water Management Education Committee
    Converting from a lawn to low-water use landscaping can save you money. If you're puzzled on how to proceed, this document will help.    
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  • Horticultural Professionals
    Author: AMWUA Water Management Education Committee
    What's the difference between a Landscape Architect and a Landscape Designer. This and many other titles are reviewed so you get the most bang (and ex    
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  • Does Your Landscape Have a Drinking Problem?
    Author: AMWUA Water Management Education Committee
    Too much or too little water. Both mean dead plants. How to prevent plant genocide in your yard.    
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  • Landscape Water Use Results Are In!
    What do the landscape practices and preferences of 1800 residential homeowners mean? Follow the results of ASU's survey to learn more.    
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  • Rainwater Harvesting Saves Water and Money!!
    Author: AMWUA Water Management Education Committee
    Harvest water? Is that possible? Yes, it's true. There are many things you can do to actively or passively keep water on your property (as opposed to    
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  • Trees in the Landscape
    Author: AMWUA Water Management Education Committee
    The argument for more trees. A tree's value, variety and care tell the story.    
    [More information]
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  • Irrigation Schedule Report Form
    Author: AMWUA Water Management Education Committee
    Form to download.    
    [More information]
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