Water conservation
Florida Water StarSM home
Technical manual introduction
Silver
This program for new and existing single-family residential construction provides water-efficient options for houses and landscapes.
Gold
This program is much like the Silver tier, but the water-efficient options for houses and landscapes conserve even more water.
Commercial/
Institutional
This program applies
to offices, retail and service establishments and institutional and non-industrial commercial buildings.
Florida Water StarSM Technical Manual
References
Following is a list of the primary references used in the Florida Water StarSM Technical Manual. Other reference materials are cited on the pages in which they are used.
[DEP] Florida Department of Environmental Protection. 2002. Florida Green Industries’ best management practices for protection of water resources in Florida. Third printing.
DEP. 2003. Guidelines for model ordinance language for protection of water quality and quantity using Florida-friendly lawns and landscapes.
DEP. 2006. Landscape irrigation and Florida-Friendly design standards.
Florida Irrigation Society, Inc. 2005. Standards and specifications for turf and landscape irrigation systems. 5th ed.
Florida Statutes. 2007 Florida Building Code, Plumbing. (February 2008, with 2009 supplement).
———. 2007 Florida Building Code, Plumbing. Appendix F: Proposed construction building codes for turf and landscape irrigation systems. (February 2008, with 2009 supplement).
Irrigation Association. 2002. Turf and landscape irrigation best management practices.
[SJRWMD] St. Johns River Water Management District. 2010. Waterwise plant list. Searchable plant database.
