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This powerpoint presentation provides information on San Antonio (Texas) Water System's Residential Outdoor Water Use Pilot Program that tracks the health of a homeowner's landscape (with help from the Bexar County Master Gardeners) and the amount of water necessary to maintain or further enhance it over the course of a year. It's goal is to reduce outdoor water use by the participating homeowners. An overview of the initial home evaluation is presented and includes: home water conservation audit is conducted; irrigation controller settings are recorded; irrigation system is checked zone by zone for maintenance and design conditions and to calculate the amount of water used in gallons per minute; and, complete inventory of plant material and landscape characteristics are recorded by Master Gardeners. Benefits for program participants are listed, along with project timeline and observation from initial home visits.