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Project Wins Award Saves 108 Million Gallons 07-26-10 | News

Project Wins Award Saves 108 Million Gallons

The City of Mission Viejo, Calif. has awarded a Certificate of Commendation to a Harvest Landscape project that saved 108 million gallons of water and resulted in a two-year cost savings of more than $251,000 to the Oso Valley Greenbelt Association.

The Oso Valley landscape maintenance program, featured recently in an article in the Rancho Santa Margarita Water District?EUR??,,????'?????<

Oso Valley is just one of several sustainable landscape projects being implemented by Harvest. The rapidly growing, family-owned business has also been selected to manage and maintain Southern California Edison?EUR??,,????'?????<

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At Oso Valley, Harvest worked with Monarch Environmental and PCM to upgrade the 25-year-old irrigation system, reduce passive turf areas, remove dead or dying plants, rejuvenate high-impact areas and replant designated areas within the community. Together, the measures saved the association 108 million gallons of water and more than $251,000 in maintenance costs over two years.

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The 150-acre landscape had become wildly overgrown in 25 years. Much of the irrigation system had broken: Lines leaked and broken sprinkler heads had been capped off instead of repaired. Overgrowth blocked many of the lines that did work, which meant the irrigation system had to run longer ?EUR??,,????'?????<

The Certificate of Commendation, signed by Mission Viejo Mayor Trish Kelley, recognizes Oso Valley Greenbelt Association for its ?EUR??,,????'?????<

Harvest Landscape Enterprises, Inc., is one of Orange County's largest family-owned landscape maintenance companies, servicing more than 10,000 acres in the region.