With the looming drought and predicted water shortages upon us, how is your business going to adapt? We have some proven ideas to not only make you money, but to help you differentiate against the competition this year.

Seminars run March 10th-20th at 7 different Horizon stores from 9am-3pm with lunch provided.

Seminar Schedule

9:00am-10:00am
Local Water Usage Resources
Presented by Local Water Purveyor Representative(s)

• What are the current water use restrictions?
• What is the next stage water use restrictions?
• What will it take for all water use restrictions to go away?
• What resources does their District provide (rebates, loans, information, etc.)

Low Hanging Fruit
Presented by Bob Franchetto

• Check for leaks and repair – common problem areas
• How to read water meters – identify leak(s) you haven’t previously noticed or found
• Stop sprinkler irrigation runoff – cycle and soak
• Minimize evaporation – mulch, mulch, mulch
• Hydrozoning

10:30am-12:00pm
Smart Water
Presented by Bob Franchetto

• Evapotranspiration, Coefficient of Uniformity
• Pressure Compensating Sprayheads and ROI Calculators
• Subsurface Irrigation – the what, where and how
• Drip Irrigation
• Smartwater Controllers – components, benefits & features

1:00pm-2:00pm
How Healthy Soil/Plant Relationships Save Water
Presented by Bob Franchetto

• Positive impacts of consistent soil moisture content
• Surfactants
• Wetting Agents
• Mycorrhizae
• Carbon
• Aeration

2:00pm-3:00pm
How to Prepare a Smart Water Retrofit Proposal
Presented by Bob Franchetto

• Steps to completing an effective Water Saving Audit
• From the ‘ground’ up – soil to mulch to sprinkler to nozzle to controller
• HDI provided tools – Audit checklist, ROI calculators, fill in the blank presentation/order forms

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