UF TREEO Water Conservation Certificate Program

How many of you have experienced a roller coaster ride or perhaps have had friends or family members share their excited experiences with you about their adventure. Well, I tell you working on and managing the creation of the UF TREEO Water Conservation Certificate Program has been very much like riding a roller coaster. We have spent the last several years meeting, planning, creating, preparing and developing a series of eight courses for an online Water Conservation Certificate Program and I wish this was an announcement of the Program’s completion, however it is not. The purpose of this post is keep you apprised of our development progress to ensure that everyone will be aware of the day they can register for the program. We chose to develop this certificate program because currently, there is no formal training program in Florida for individuals who specialize in water conservation. Unlike some of the national programs that exist, this program has courses that are developed by Florida experts for Florida practitioners. The benefits of the Water Conservation Certificate Program are far-reaching and ongoing, as individuals will be continuously trained. They will in turn implement their learning on their jobs, which will ultimately impact the utilities, water management districts and the customers/communities they serve. The benefits include but are not limited to the following: • Implementation of water conservation programs • Reduced water needs for Florida (nation) • Reduced energy costs • Reduced maintenance costs • Awareness and general knowledge of landscaping and irrigation • More efficient landscape replacement and maintenance • Accuracy in monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting • Water conservation outreach and education to the community • Savings of capital projects to communities Stay with us and watch us grow, within the next few months we will have a few courses in the program ready for enrollment.