In this episode, Cory Styron and Emmanuel Abeyta (Los Alamos County, New Mexico), and John Blue (Purcell, Oklahoma) discuss what grey water reuse looks like in their municipalities. From water reclamation to effluent water, learn how this tool could help you save big and conserve potable water. Listen in to hear how two agencies are using—and getting community buy in—on grey water reuse.

In this episode, Shaundon Moore (Dekalb County, GA) and Dr. Viniece Jennings discuss how community engagement can be a solution to several park-based maintenance challenges. Listen in to discover how to transition park users into park champions!

In this episode, Lynn Fulton and Michael Sabin explore how smart irrigation supports maintenance staff in implementing water conservation in Denver. This episode discusses central control as a technique to grow irrigation technicians to water stewards and managers. Learn how this tool reduced the water usage at four Denver parks by an average of 60%, leading to annual savings of 328,000 gallons per acre and 3 million gallons of water overall.

In this episode, Karen Galt and Tyler Flynn from the City ofSeattle discuss three types of water audits and the water savings they offer. This episode offers best practices for running water audits, including adaptions to water audits for your agency and creative incentives for maintenance staff. Listen in to find out why “every drop matters”!

In this episode, Stacy Fuchs, Emily Griffith, and Jay Tavarez-Brown share how native planting is a key tool for water conservation in Snohomish County, WA. This episode willcover topics including the impact of native plants on water-cost savings, looking to climate adaptation for the future, addressing community engagement around native palettes and others.

Staff inclusion, education and engagement make low impact development and green infrastructure systems possible in San Antonio, Texas. In this episode, listen as Tommy Mitchell, Brian Laechelin and Peter Pierson from the San Antonio River Authority explore the impact of good staff engagement and the mechanisms for staff training that have worked for them.