With water restrictions and drought concerns on the rise, K&D Landscaping’s Water Management Department presented its first annual Central Coast Water Summit.   

APTOS, CA — MARCH 31, 2022 — On the wake of the driest “wet season” in our county’s history, K&D Water Management hosted a proactive and educational Water Summit for its community, held at Seascape Golf Club in Aptos.

The main objective of the summit was to drive awareness of the severe drought situation and open up discussion on how to make an impact through proper irrigation management. A common opinion was formed that some progress has been made, but there is still room to improve in areas of water conservation.

This groundbreaking event brought together the most preeminent and engaged group of water management and irrigation professionals the central coast had yet to see. The all-day summit delivered education and knowledge about what water management is as it relates to the landscape industry and how the community can use it to better businesses/properties, while staying compliant with ever-increasing conservation restrictions.

Attendees soaked up powerful presentations from speakers such as, Jim Borneman (Vice President, Ewing Irrigation), Bob Costa (Owner, Pacific Water Management), Michael Johnson (Horticulturist, Educator, Water Management Specialist) and Justin White (CEO, K&D Landscaping).

Six, local water districts were also a part of the day with a panel discussion regarding water rates, water restrictions, rebates and to take questions from the audience:  California American Water, City of Santa Cruz Water Department, City of Watsonville Water Division, Marina Coast Water District, Monterey Peninsula Water Management District, and Soquel Creek Water District.

A second panel was also held of industry-leading manufacturers who answered questions about new technology and how attendees could utilize free resources to educate themselves and their teams. The sold out attendance included landscape contractors, property managers, HOA board members, municipality employees/managers, landscape architects, designers, suppliers, technicians, students and multiple other professionals connected to the landscape industry.

The Summit’s impeccable timing followed Governor Gavin Newsom’s recent executive order on March 28, 2022, calling for “the Water Board to consider a ban on watering of decorative grass around commercial, industrial and institutional buildings”. The order declares for “local water suppliers to move into the Level 2 Water Shortage Contingency Plans which require locally-appropriate actions that will conserve water across all sectors, and directing the State Water Resources Control Board to consider a ban on the watering of decorative grass at businesses and institutions.” More information and a copy of the executive order can be found here.

About the K&D Water Management Department

The K&D Landscaping family has been hard at work developing a water management service that will revolutionize how the industry handles irrigation and water use. With their technology-centric, proactive approach to managing the irrigation water applied to a property’s landscape, they are able to save their clients water and money, all without compromising the health of the landscape in the process, staying within budget and following local restrictions.

About K&D Landscaping, Inc.

K&D has been recognized for their commitment in giving back with multiple accolades throughout the community. They have received several awards of excellence from the California Landscape Contractors Association, including the Nelson Colvin Humanitarian Award for a previous Community Beautification project. They were honored as the 2020 Business of the Year by the Pajaro Valley Chamber of Commerce, were bestowed the Volunteer Center’s Be the Difference Award in 2019 and are on target to create 300 local jobs by 2030!

K&D Landscaping has been serving the local area for over three decades. The company started with just one truck and a lawnmower but has since developed into a successful and growing landscaping business on the Central Coast. With the goal of creating functional and beautiful outdoor living areas for both residential and commercial clients, this company is experiencing explosive growth that shows no signs of slowing down. For more information, please visit https://kndlandscaping.com/ or call (831)728-4018.

 

For media inquiries, contact Lelah Welfring at (831)854-3003; lelah@kndlandscaping.com