Power point of Rainwater Harvesting processes and procedures.

1. Terra Bella Landscaping gardens for a lifetime

2. Andrew Goldsworthy

8. Rainwater Harvesting using the EPIC system or “What is a Smart Garden?”

9. Terra Bella Landscaping is an award winning design build residential company servicing Santa Cruz county. We specialize in outdoor entertainment areas, erosion control, and sustainable landscaping. Our staff is highly trained in all aspects of masonry, carpentry, horticulture, and irrigation including rainwater harvesting. We use CAD and photo rendering in our designs. Awards include Master Gardeners Smart Water 2008, awards with the Central Coast chapter California Landscape Contractors Association for the years 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, and 2009. Owner Nikos Lynch gives frequent seminars and public lectures on Sustainable Gardening and Landscape Design. The companies work was featured in Sunset Magazine November 2004 issue. Nikos has been interviewed in many publications, and served as the Central Coast Chapter president of the California Landscape Contractors Association in 2005 and 2006.

11. WATER USE

12. CURRENT WATER SAVINGS STRATEGIES Xeriscape landscaping – “go play in the hot playground” Legislate water saving culture and habits – “good luck!” “ Rob Peter to pay Paul” – “ That’s neighborly” Suck out new groundwater – “Great future planning” Use misters as shower heads – “ Thank God for right guard” Cloud seed the Sierra – “Thank you midwest farmers” Move around paper allotments – “Social engineering” Desalinate – “use 1 gal of oil to produce 160 gal of water” Computerize Sprinklers – “Reboot !!!!” Move everyone to Seattle – “No comment”

17. EPIC™ Pans & Chambers CHAMBER PAN EPIC™ CELL EPIC™ System

19. ALL PLANTS DO WELL IN SAND – AS LONG AS WATER IS AVAILABLE All plants can grow in sand

20. BEGINNINGS OF ISLAND PLANT COLONIZATION ON BEACH SAND THE “CASTAWAY” COCONUT

22. Chamber Capillary Zone (note root depth ) Saturated Zone (Water Reservoir ) Dry mold free crown zone EPIC™ Profile 4 3 1 2

23. Bent Grass Roots 4 months old Minimal growth into saturated zone of fine gravel 15” 8 day old germination Aggressive root growth right from seed!

24. Sand based sod root growth in only 3 months!

36. FREE WATER FOREVER !

38. “ The Greens With Subsurface Ground Irrigation (EPIC) used 50 – 70% Less Water With Better Turf Quality Than Standard USGA Greens.” Dr. Bernd Leinauer, Ph D, Assistant Professor and Extension Turf Grass specialist at NMSU, Las Cruces NM. GOLFWEEK Super NEWS , September 3, 2004 New Mexico State University: 3 year Study

39. EPIC sub-surface sea-water irrigation system operating from solar pump. No salt build-ups or soil contamination using salt water directly from gulf. Irrigation recirculation by solar pump. Al-Sammaliah Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE

40. PROBLEMS WITH SPRINKLERS THE UNPLANNED, UNPREDICTABLE FOUNTAINS OF WATER WASTE THINGS YOU DO NOT HAVE WITH EPIC

41. Miscalculating storm water events?

42. THE PHILOSOPHY AND CONSEQUENCES OF SLOPE Sediment and debris Increase along with Kinetic energy, Inundating curb and Gutter infrastructure Small 1” rain event overwhelms curb and gutter system

44. Catch basin openings 3 sq. ft./19,400 sq. ft. area

45. 23.6 sq. ft. of open space Per 19,600 sq. ft. surface 6% (+) per square foot

54. Installation of Netlon Advanced Turf

55. Second year of growth Bookman Stacks Minneapolis, MN

56. Private gardens have classically been the most outstanding, not being restricted by public demands.

72. Terra Bella Landscaping gardens for a lifetime