Client Highlights – Seaside Highlands
At this unique Monterey Bay community of 380 homes, Pacific Water Management provides comprehensive water management consulting services to the landscape contractor. Pacific Water Management’s staff visits the site weekly during the growing season, visually inspecting plant and turf conditions and with aid of soil moisture technology evaluates the effectiveness of the current irrigation schedule. Included in PWM services are a monthly review of water usage, weekly inspection summaries and long term water management strategies.
Client Highlights – Monterey Peninsula Water Management District
In 2009, the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District awarded a contract to Pacific Water Management to conduct Landscape Irrigation Audits for selected residential and commercial properties. Over a two year period, the Pacific Water Management Staff completed nearly 100 comprehensive landscape audits, which included on-site water management training, as well as a detailed report containing a site water budget, list of water efficiency recommendations, weather based irrigation schedule and water savings summary.
Client Highlights – The Parks at Monterey Bay
Pacific Water Management’s involvement at The Parks at Monterey Bay residential communities is broad in scope. Working closely with the landscape contractors representatives, Pacific Water Management has developed a detailed water management action plan for each site, implemented a weather based irrigation schedule, coordinated system inspections and maintenance programs, provided input and guidance on the development of revised maintenance specifications and is currently involved with the local water district in a soil sensor pilot program.
Client Highlights – California American Water
Pacific Water Management began its relationship with California American Water in 2008, as the Monterey Districts landscape water management consultant. Under the direction of the Conservation Department Manager, the Pacific Water Management staff, has provided guidance and input on a wide range of conservation programs, conducted staff training, performed landscape audits for selected customers, and appeared as a spokesperson on radio and television ads.
Client Highlights – Water Awareness Committee of Monterey County
Pacific Water Management ability to deliver water management training to central coast landscape professionals has been due in part the continued support of the Water Awareness Committee of Monterey County. The committee, whose goal is to promote the beneficial use of water through education, has co-sponsored annual irrigation related workshops since 2009. Landscape and water agency professionals have benefited from Pacific Water Management practical workshop topics, which have included sessions on Low Volume Irrigation, Irrigation Scheduling, Irrigation System Upgrades and New and Emerging Technologies
Client Highlights – City of Santa Cruz
In the spring of 2008 the City of Santa Cruz water conservation department contacted Pacific Water Management and asked us to conduct technical irrigation workshops for landscape professionals. Utilizing our experiences and educational materials developed by Bob Costa, Pacific Water Management developed a series of technical water management workshops, created specifically for the working landscape professional. The successes of the 2008 workshops lead to a similar request from the conservation staff in 2009.
Client Highlights – Del Monte Center
Client Highlights – Chartwell School
Through our comprehensive evaluation, Pacific Water Management was able to identify several factors that were affecting the performance of the multipurpose field irrigation system. In the summary report, Pacific Water Management clearly identified the problems and provided several strategies for improving the site water use efficiency and the appearance of the turf.
Client Highlights – Carmel Circle
At this new residential development in Marina, Pacific Water Management was able to assist the development team comply with the water conservation requirement established by the Marina Coast Water District. Our report included an analysis and verification of the irrigation system components and installation, estimated water use calculations and a weather based irrigation schedule.
