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converting landscape plants with high water requirements to those with lower water
requirements.23 A more water-efficient landscape can also provide ancillary benefits
by reducing the need for maintenance, fertilizer application, and fuel use.24
Additional Resources
American Society of Landscape Architects. www.asla.org.
Denver Water. Xeriscape Plans.
www.denverwater.org/Conservation/Xeriscape/XeriscapePlans/.
EPA. Green Infrastructure.
water.epa.gov/infrastructure/greeninfrastructure/index.cfm.
EPA. GreenScapes Program.
www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/rrr/greenscapes/index.htm.
EPA’s WaterSense program. Resource Manual for Building WaterSense Labeled New
Homes. www.epa.gov/WaterSense/docs/newhome_builder_resource_manual508.pdf.
EPA’s WaterSense program. The WaterSense Water Budget Tool.
www.epa.gov/WaterSense/water_budget/.
EPA’s WaterSense program. Water-Efficient Landscape Design.
www.epa.gov/watersense/outdoor/landscaping.html.
Rosenberg, David E., et al. June 2011. Value Landscape Engineering: Identifying Costs,
Water Use, Labor, and Impacts to Support Landscape Choice. Journal of the American
Water Resources Association (JAWRA) 47(3):635-649.
Rushton, Betty, Ph.D. Southwest Florida Water Management District. May 2002. Infil-
tration Opportunities in Parking Lot Designs Reduce Runoff and Pollution.
www.p2pays.org/ref/41/40363.pdf.
Sailor, David J. and Dietsch, Nikolaas. October 3, 2005. The Urban Heat Island Mitigation
Impact Screening Tool (MIST). www.heatislandmitigationtool.com/Introduction.aspx.
23 EPA’s WaterSense program. December 2009, op. cit.
24 Rosenberg, David E., et al. June 2011. Value Landscape Engineering: Identifying Costs, Water Use, Labor, and Impacts to Support Landscape Choice. Journal of the
American Water Resources Association (JAWRA). 47(3):635-649.
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