MWELO: Accelerating the transition to Sustainable Landscaping LGC MWELO TRAINING MAY 18,

MWELO History AB – Water Conservation in Landscaping Act AB – Task Force AB – MWELO Updates Round I Executive Order B – MWELO Updates Round II 2

MWELO’s Updated Role Beyond Water Conservation & Drought Emergencies ◦Past MWELO scope ◦Updated MWELO scope Efficient irrigation systems Graywater use Stormwater capture Limit areas of turf Local agencies to report by December 31, 2015 Multiple-Benefit Approach to Sustainable Landscaping ◦Value–add landscapes 3

MWELO Efforts Examples

Motivation for Change Living landscapes generate environmental, societal, and economic value  invest in long-term solutions that will pay back dividends 5

Foster Multi-Benefit Landscapes Advance long-term solutions with multiple benefits  Avoid crisis-driven, Band-Aid solutions with negative consequences  Use WELO update opportunity to catalyze resilient, beneficial landscapes

Sustainable Landscaping An integrated, holistic, multiple benefits approach to landscape design, construction, and maintenance that transcends water-use efficiency to reflect a site’s climate, geography, and soils and to capture the related benefits of… 7

The Multiple Benefits of Sustainable Landscaping  potable water savings  stormwater capture  groundwater recharge  water filtration  pollution reduction 8  fossil fuel reduction  urban shading and cooling  wildlife habitat creation  local food production

The Multiple Benefits of Sustainable Landscaping  air purification  carbon sequestration  soil creation  erosion prevention  pesticide reduction 9  property value improvement  recreational space  ecosystem enhancement  utility-wide energy savings

Dynamics of Change 10 Dynamic Climate ◦Be prepared for dire straits Mutual gains ◦Water inextricably linked to other resource issues Shifting Markets & Social Norming ◦Keepin’ up with the Jones’ ◦Be the Jones’

The Barriers 11  Absence of Buy-In to Sustainable Landscaping  Insufficient Unified Leadership, Collaboration & Outreach  Inadequate Economic Incentives  Pervasive Fear of Breaking Social Norms  Ineffective, Inconsistent Messaging  Inadequately Educated & Trained Workforce  Absence of Performance Criteria  Insufficient Standards, Codes & Enforcement  Insufficient Knowledge

Need for Collaboration To leverage multiple benefits, must collaborate with multiple stakeholders: ◦Public Sector Local Agencies, State Agencies, Federal Agencies ◦Nonprofits ◦Growers, Retailers, Manufacturers ◦Owners of Large Landscapes ◦Landscaping work force Architects, Designers, Contractors, Maintenance Sector ◦Academics 12