solutions for intermountain regions... Water Cycle CloudsCondensation and Precipitation Condensation and Precipitation Runoff and Percolation Runoff and Percolation Evaporation and Trans
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Trang 2Challenges
Trang 3Water-Saving Landscaping
Trang 4 Fences
Walls
Trang 5 Tree lines
Hedges
Water-Saving Landscaping
Trang 6Water Cycle Clouds
Condensation and Precipitation
Condensation and Precipitation
Runoff and Percolation
Runoff and Percolation
Evaporation and Transpiration
Evaporation and Transpiration
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Water-Saving Landscaping
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Trang 9Water-Saving Landscaping
Trang 10Xeriscaping
Trang 11Soil Amendment
10 tons of soil per acre per year
to rainfall runoff
Source: Atlas of U.S Environmental Issues, Mason & Mason, 1990
Water-Saving Landscaping
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Trang 13Temperature Range
Seasonal Temperatures
Winter Spring Summer Fall Minimum 18 41 73 43
Average 29 57 89 54
Maximum 40 72 105 65
Water-Saving Landscaping
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