The Turf Trade Tool supports water and landscape professionals in calculating the potential water savings and water conservation return on investment (ROI) of a Turf Trade Program. Users can leverage the Tool to estimate potential savings before implementing a program and evaluate expected water savings and conservation ROI on an annual basis.
Tool Features
- User friendly Excel-based
- User Guide available for tool support
- Calculates water savings from lower water use turf conversion and alternative landscape installment
- Calculate water conservation ROI as a function of gallons of water saved per dollar spent (gal/$)
- Visual outputs for water savings and conservation ROI
Access the User Guide Here
The Turf Trade Tool was developed by the Turfgrass Water Conservation Alliance and Utah State University Center for Water-Efficient Landscaping in association with the Alliance for Water Efficiency’s Resource Positive Landscapes Project funded by The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation. The Turf Trade Tool supported the Salt Lake City Turf Trade Program.
To support the Salt Lake City Turf Trade Program, the Utah State University Center for Water-Efficient Landscaping created informational lawn care videos for residents. Videos demonstrated the use and installation of the lower water use turfgrass seed, including reduction of the turfgrass area to a functional level, installation of climate-appropriate ornamental perennial and woody plants and trees, and efficient irrigation design.
Do you need tool support or have suggestions for improvements? Reach out to to research@a4we.org.
