Hands-on approach:A Texas irrigation company makes water conservation its top priority

摘要

The drought that hit Texas in 2006 was a wake-up call for Patty Sipe, co-owner of Heads Up Sprinkler Co. in Piano. It was time to look at some aspects of her irrigation business differently. That drought and the ones that have ensued almost every yearsince have been catalysts for the company to rethink everything through the lens of conservationists and teachers versus a mere service provider, says Sipe."It was at that point we started to recognize water waste a lot more preva-lently," Sipe says. "We have always been water conscious, but the 2006 drought and the ones that have followed really helped raise the public awareness with respect to water."