Rain Bird Corporation Hosts Second Annual Intelligent Use of Water(TM) Summit to Address Global...

PASADENA, Calif. -- Panel Of Water Industry Experts Convened In Pasadena, Provided Insight Into The Current State Of Outdoor Water Conservation

Leading environmental and water conservation experts convened today to further examine conservation initiatives and strategies relating to landscape

irrigation at the second annual Intelligent Use of Water(TM) forum, hosted by Rain Bird Corporation, the leading manufacturer and provider of irrigation products and services. Held in Pasadena, Calif., the symposium panel focused on the relationship between water conservation and landscape water use, water conservation policies and legislation, and potential programs and initiatives to bring greater awareness to the need for water conservation.

The expert panel consisted of panelists with water conservation expertise as it relates to academia, public and private water agencies and municipalities, media, government, landscape architecture and agriculture, and came on the heels of the U.N. report predicting an eminent and devastating global water shortage by the year 2025.

"With global water experts predicting that the conflicts of the future will be fought over water, it is essential that world leaders, environmental experts and the general public be aware of the need to conserve water," said Rain Bird Corporate Marketing Brand Manager Jennifer Riley-Chetwynd. "This water conservation forum is a prime example of how Rain Bird's focus on water conservation extends beyond products and services into actions that motivate our industry partners and the public-at-large to use water in the most efficient manner possible."

The panelists called for civic and business leaders to communicate the need for water conservation by not only abiding by current water conservation policies but also by imposing stricter water regulation policies on their own organizations to increase awareness of the need to conserve.

The panel was held at the Pasadena Hilton Hotel and hosted panelists from academia, public and private water agencies and municipalities, media, government, landscape architecture and agriculture. The two-hour event was moderated by veteran business consultant, Kevin Kehoe, and concluded with an open session in which over 100 audience members were able to direct questions to the panel members.

The panelists were: Eric Klotz, water conservation and education section chief, Utah Division of Water Resources; Stuart Styles, director, Irrigation Training and Research Center; Robert Glennon, professor, University of Arizona, Rogers College of Law; David Minner, professor, Iowa State University; John Neylan, manager, AGCSA Tech, Australian Golf Course Superintendent Association; Mark Welterlen, publisher, Grounds Maintenance magazine; Tim Blair, program manager, Water Use Efficiency, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. Each panelist's written submission is available for download in PDF format at www.rainbird.com.

ABOUT RAIN BIRD CORPORATION

Based in Glendora, Calif., Rain Bird Corporation is the leading manufacturer and provider of irrigation products and services. Since its beginnings in 1933, Rain Bird has offered the industry's broadest range of irrigation products for farms, golf courses, sports arenas, commercial developments and homes in more than 130 countries around the world. Rain Bird has been awarded more than 130 patents, including the first in 1935 for the impact sprinkler. Rain Bird and The Intelligent Use of Water(TM) is about using water wisely. Its commitment extends beyond products to education, training and services for the industry and the community. Rain Bird maintains state-of-the-art manufacturing assembly facilities in the United States, France, Sweden and Mexico http://www.rainbird.com.