Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 67.51
Liaison Lacey Raak
Submission Date July 29, 2011
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California State University, Monterey Bay
OP-T2-47: Xeriscaping

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 0.25 Mark Lasnik
University Sustainability Assistant
Campus Sustainability Committee
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Does the institution use xeriscape landscaping techniques, including the selection of drought tolerant plants?:
Yes

A brief description of the program or practice:

We save water through a combination of use of artificial turf on the ball fields, waterless urinals, an irrigation system capable of adjusting sprinklers based upon the actual evapo-transpiration rates of our landscape, and using drought-tolerant plants in our landscaping.


The website URL where information about the program or practice is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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