USU Water Check Program

Be a water conservation superhero and join CWEL at Sandy City’s Water Fair!

It's looking a bit rough out there, unfortunately, but we're gearing up for another Water Check season to help you with a customized irrigation schedule and irrigation recommendations.

Please visit https://extension.usu.edu/cwel/watercheck to sign-up for your free Water Check this summer or to learn how to do your own.

Head on over and say hi to CWEL Extension Specialists Kelly Kopp and Sh*tal Poudyal on Friday and Saturday at the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium in Draper for the first-ever Water Conservation Weekend! https://thelivingplanet.com/water-conservation/

Yep! We're on the job!

Throughout the summer months, free Water Checks are available by county. Water Checks only take 1 to 1.5 hours (depending on the size of the property), and are completed by trained evaluators. Your evaluator will provide you with a customized irrigation schedule. Soil type, grass root depth, water pressure, sprinkler efficiency and precipitation rates are also determined.

Have we convinced you yet? Visit slowtheflow.org to learn where and when free Water Checks are performed.

p.s. If a free Water Check isn't available in your area, you can perform your very own DIY water check. Visit cwel.usu.edu/do-your-own-water-check to learn more.

Due to drought conditions throughout the state, Governor Spencer Cox recently issued an executive order declaring a state of emergency for Utah. 100% of Utah is in the moderate drought category, and 90% is experiencing extreme drought. 🌾 🥵,
To assist homeowners, agricultural producers and others, USU Extension created a new website with drought information and resources -- extension.usu.edu/drought. New information will be added regularly

The recent snowfall was epic (especially for this time of year)– did you go enjoy the slopes? ⛷🏂

Unfortunately, it didn't help much to improve conditions. We're still below average and isn't easing up either. ☹️ We should all be hoping that Mother Nature brings more April showers. 🌧 Just a reminder–most of Utah can still

Now, we see a lot of people blaming and shaming- so if you're seeing water waste... you can report to Water.Utah.Gov/FameOrShame and we'll forward the information to the local water provider. You can also provide compliments for waterwise landscapes and show them off!

We’ll be starting Our Water Check season in May to support efficient irrigation. In the meantime, please !

We often hear, “I’ll conserve when [insert industry or entity name here] does.” So, we thought this little parody of a well-known story about Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody paints a great picture as to why that mindset doesn’t help to .

𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑓𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑝𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑛𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑑 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒃𝒐𝒅𝒚, 𝑺𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒃𝒐𝒅𝒚, 𝑨𝒏𝒚𝒃𝒐𝒅𝒚 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑵𝒐𝒃𝒐𝒅𝒚. 𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑎𝑛 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑗𝑜𝑏 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒 𝑑𝑜𝑛𝑒 – 𝑠𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒃𝒐𝒅𝒚 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑺𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒃𝒐𝒅𝒚 𝑤𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑠𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟. 𝑨𝒏𝒚𝒃𝒐𝒅𝒚 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑑 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟, 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑵𝒐𝒃𝒐𝒅𝒚 𝑤𝑎𝑠. 𝑺𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒃𝒐𝒅𝒚 𝑔𝑜𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑟𝑦 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑠𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑖𝑡 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒃𝒐𝒅𝒚'𝒔 𝑗𝑜𝑏. 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒃𝒐𝒅𝒚 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑨𝒏𝒚𝒃𝒐𝒅𝒚 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑠𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟, 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑵𝒐𝒃𝒐𝒅𝒚 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑧𝑒𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒃𝒐𝒅𝒚 𝑤𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑𝑛’𝑡 𝑏𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟. 𝐼𝑡 𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑢𝑝 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒃𝒐𝒅𝒚 𝑏𝑙𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑑 𝑺𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒃𝒐𝒅𝒚 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑵𝒐𝒃𝒐𝒅𝒚 𝑑𝑖𝑑 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑨𝒏𝒚𝒃𝒐𝒅𝒚 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑑𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟.

It takes all of us to save Utah’s most precious resource (water). In case you haven’t heard yet, Utah’s in a really bad drought. All the recent rain/snow hasn’t diminished . Please, we 𝐁𝐄𝐆 you– be where you can, when you can.

Only some southern Utah counties need to be watering now. But for the rest of Utah, it’s ok for your grass to stay brown a little longer – it’s been dormant (hibernating) all winter and will rebound. Save now so there’s more to use when things really heat up.

But if you’re doing any of the following:

• Lightly water newly applied fertilizer (even better, time the application prior to a rainstorm).
• Repair and test damaged sprinklers.
• Establish new seed or sod.
• Mark sprinklers prior to aerating.

Turn off the water when you’re done and .

And we also 𝐁𝐄𝐆 you to like and share our page with your friends and family! ☺

All your drought information needs addressed in one spot!

Index With 100% in the moderate drought category and 90% of the state experiencing extreme drought, Gov. Spencer J. Cox issued an Executive Order declaring a state of emergency due to drought conditions.

Grass doesn't have to be green all summer even if your neighbor thinks so 😁

Use to conserve water.

News you can use!

With 90% of the state experiencing extreme drought and the irrigation season right around the corner, there’s no better time to go over proper lawn watering practices and get homeowners off to a good start this watering season. Join us for the free webinar, Water Well with CWEL: Lawn Watering on Tuesday, April 13 at 2 p.m. Register at the link below.
https://usu-edu.zoom.us/webinar/register/2516166902199/WN_Qlc92KJORYedS-6VRGMkQw

We'll be getting our Water Check season underway soon! Sign up now at cwel.usu.edu/watercheck!

DIY Watercheck This page is for homeowners trying to improve landscape irrigation efficiency. Find out how to do your own watercheck and order catchcups here.