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Water certification program hitting Surprise
Classes free for landscapers completing business in city
Metro Creative Connection
Surprise is offering landscaping workshops in November.
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IF YOU GO
What: Qualified Water Efficient Landscaping certification program
When: Noon-5 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, Nov. 5-13
Where: Water Education Center, 16126 N. Civic Center Plaza
Cost: Classes free for landscapers, $30 exam cost
Information: conservewater@surpriseaz.gov
By city of Surprise
Surprise is offering a new Qualified Water Efficient Landscaping certification program.
The QWEL program provides 20 hours of training and meets EPA WaterSense criteria as a professional certification program for landscape irrigation system audits.
Classes will be held from noon to 5 p.m. every Tuesday and Wednesday from Nov. 5 to 13 in the Water Education Center, 16126 N. Civic Center Plaza. The certification exam and audit will occur on Nov. 19.
For a limited time, the November class is being offered for free to landscapers doing business in Surprise, with only a $30 exam cost for certification.
The QWEL training presents an affordable, proactive and local approach to reducing landscape water demand and offers a hands-on irrigation audit.
Graduates of the program will have a greater knowledge of water-efficient and sustainable landscape practices, including water management and preservation of other valuable resources.
Plus, as an added benefit, businesses will receive a free listing on the QWEL and EPA WaterSense websites and use of the QWEL logo to promote their business.
To register for the November class, visit surpriseaz.gov/QWEL.
Topics covered during the training include:
Sustainable landscaping
Irrigation systems, scheduling and auditing
Soils
Irrigation maintenance and troubleshooting
Landscape water
Irrigation controllers
For questions, email conservewater@surpriseaz.gov.