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CONNECTICUT IRRIGATION CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION OCTOBER 2016
Promoting Excellence in Landscape Irrigation
Installation
2016 Anderson Hopkins Memorial Scholarship Fundraising Golf Tournament was held on September 21st
The 2016 Anderson Hopkins Memorial Scholarship Fundraising Golf Tournament was held on September 21. Our host was the Glastonbury Hills Country Club.
Over the nine years of the tournament we have raised over $60,000. This year we presented over $7,000 in scholarships to ten CICA members’ college students.
The support from golfers, sponsors, and raffle ticket donors are appreciated.
The Golf Tournament Committee worked hard to make the tournament a success. Thank you to Chris Hyson, Erwin Bailey, Keith Zelazny, and Bill Noyes.
Tournament prize winners for 1st Team Low Gross were Murphy, Nardello, Chris. First Team Low net was the Aqua-Lawn foursome. Closest to the pin was won by Eric Zima and Longest Drive sponsored by the Toro Company was won by Dan Butler. continued on page 3
SUPPLIER & SERVICE MEMBERS!ATLANTIC IRRIGATION SPECIALTIES, INC.CENTRAL TURF AND IRRIGATION SUPPLY
CONNECTICUT WINPUMP CO.HUNTER INDUSTRIES
RAINBIRDSHEMIN NURSERIES, INC.
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ARTISITIC IRRIGATION FOURSOME
FOURNIER IRRIGATION FOURSOME
JOE CHIMBLO, GLEEN MOORE, DAVE MADSEN, JOHN HOWE
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2015-2016 CICA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
PRESIDENTStephen GeckelerAqua-Lawn, Inc.Phone: 203-367-7444Member Type: [email protected]
VICE PRESIDENTChris HysonFournier Irrigation South, LLCPhone: 860-454-5176Member Type: [email protected]
SECRETARYRandy FeldmanTimeline Irrigation LLCPhone: 860-342-5587Member type: [email protected]
TREASURERMichael FournierFournier IrrigationPhone: 860-528-9397Member Type: [email protected]
PAST PRESIDENTDave PijnenburgGreenacres CompanyPhone: 203-748-0558Member Type: [email protected]
Erwin BaileyCT WinpumpsPhone: 203-753-9829Member Type: MF/DI [email protected]
Mark CentolaSiteOnePhone: 203-453-8945Member Type: [email protected]
Joe EttorreJDA Lawn SprinklersPhone: 860-747-0455Member Type: MA
EXECUTIVE DIRECTORErica Fearn, CAEPhone: [email protected]
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT John AlibertiPhone: [email protected]
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2015-16 Current members: Goal 100, Current 88, Non-renewed 7, New 3
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Membership CommitteeThe Membership Committee is charged with recruiting new members, retaining current ones and enhancing the value of CICA membership. The committee:
• Promotes the benefits of membership.
• Identifies issues important to members.
• Evaluates current and potential products and services.
If you would like to learn more about the Membership Committee, please contact Mark Centola, Chair, at [email protected].
Irrigation Association Affiliate Contractor Member Dues As a CICA contractor member, you can receive a $100 discount on your IA membership dues.
IA Strategic Planning Committee CICA President Stephen Geckeler serves on the IA Strategic Planning Committee. Steve flew to Miami the week of July 11.
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Ninth Annual Memorial Scholarship Golf Tournament Sponsors
Thank you to our sponsors for their support of the tournament:
Platinum Sponsors SiteOne Landscape Supply
Paige Electric Company, L.P.
Gold Sponsors Atlantic Irrigation Hunter Industries
Hole in One Summer Rain Sprinkler Systems, Inc.
Hospitality Table Rain Bird & Fournier Irrigation South
Longest Drive The Toro Company
Closest to the Pin Connecticut Irrigation Contractors Association
Tee/Green Sponsors American Hydro & Rid O’ Rust Anderson Turf Irrigation, Inc.
Aqua-Lawn, Inc. Atlantic Irrigation Specialties, Inc.
Blazing Products Connecticut WinPump Company
DAF Services Inc. E.A. Quinn Landscape Contracting Inc.
Eastern Land Management FX Luminaire
Hunter Industries King Innovation Lasco Fittings
Mountain View Landscapes NDS
Northern Designs, LLC Oil Creek Plastics, Inc.
Paige Electric Company, L.P. Phil Gallo & Associates
R. Stephen Ross Associates. Inc. Rainbird Corporation
SBZ Enterprises SiteOne Landscape Supply Stateline Irrigation Supply Trinus Pipes and Tubes LTD Winterberry Irrigation, LLC
Goodie Bag Sponsor Timeline Irrigation, LLC
Raffle Prize Donors Connecticut WinPump Company
DAB Pumps & Connecticut WinPump Company Paige Electric/David Teed
Smart Lawns Crestline
Bradford Portraits Rainbird
Empire Lube Damon
R Stephen Ross Trinus Pipes & Tubes State Line Irrigation Atlantic Irrigation
Harrington’s Organic Land Care
Golf Tournament continued
STEVE GECKELER CONGRATULATES MATT BAGSHAW ON WINNING THE PUTTING CONTEST
ERWIN BAILEY AND TOM IRWIN HOSPITALITY HOSTS
WINTERBERRY IRRIGATION FOURSOME SAL DITOMMASO, TOM SHEA, BEN PETERS, CHRIS DAIGLE
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The new “Irrigation Leaders” peer group held its meeting in London, Ontario on August 2-4 and was hosted by Blue Jay Irrigation. The group of irrigation contractors met to benchmark financials, share proven practices, and experience a deep dive behind-the-scenes tour of the host member’s facilities and leadership team.With ongoing trends in water management and increasing government obstacles to running a business, this peer group is very timely, and critical for achievement-minded irrigation entrepreneurs to gain the tools they need to grow and succeed.Trevor Lively, GM of Blue Jay Irrigation “The meeting was very encouraging, challenging and motivating. We have a great group who care about each other and hold each other accountable. They continually pushed me and one another to develop and grow as business owners.”Members of this Irrigation Leaders peer group are invited to join based on having a minimum of $1 million in irrigation service, and must also be performing openings and closings.According to Jeffrey Scott, the group leader, “Members are challenged to become better leaders, more financially savvy, and more strategic in their growth objectives. They are motivated to take bold calculated actions in order to achieve breakthrough results.”The following companies were represented at the meeting in Ontario.
Blue Jay Irrigation, London, Ontario, Bruce Lively, CEO and Trevor Lively, GMSelect Sprinklers, Greater Toronto Area, Harry Hutten, PresidentQuality Irrigation, Omaha, Nebraska, Ryan Jardine, OwnerRain 1, Columbus, Ohio, Blair List, PresidentGrapids Irrigation, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Aaron Katerberg, FounderFirman Irrigation, Petosky, Michigan, Dave Firman, PresidentA+ Lawn and Landscape, Des Moines, Iowa, Ethan Dykstra, Division Manager
Blair List, Owner of Rain 1 in Columbus, Ohio added that “Thanks to Jeffrey Scott…it has truly been a life changing event for me personally. I now have a life and our business has developed a structure that is taking us to a place that I didn’t think was possible with my own abilities. “These meetings are arranged and lead by Jeffrey Scott, MBA, who runs the largest international peer group network for landscape and lawn contractors, called The Leader’s Edge. He runs 7 other groups,
whose members achieved an average 27% profit growth in their first year of joining. To learn more contact Jeffrey Scott at [email protected] or visit www.gettheleadersedge.com
About The Irrigation Leaders peer group Founder:
Jeffrey Scott, author, coach and hall-of-fame business consultant, is the expert in growth and profit maximization in the lawn & landscape industry. He grew his company into a successful $10 million enterprise (15 million in today’s dollars), and he’s now devoted to helping others achieve profound success. Over 6000 read his monthly newsletter. He facilitates the Leader’s Edge peer group for landscape business owners; his members achieved a 27% profit increase in their first year. To learn more visit www.jeffreyscott.biz.
JEFFREY SCOTT ANNOUNCES FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND PEER GROUP FOR IRRIGATION CONTRACTORS.
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RES / COM IRRIGATION | GOLF IRRIGATION | LANDSCAPE LIGHTING | WATER FEATURES | DRAINAGE | EQUIPMENT
IRRIGATION LEADERS PEER GROUP MEMBERS ENJOYING AN EVENING DINNER AFTER A LONG DAY OF
WORKING “ON” THEIR BUSINESSES
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With drought conditions persisting and too little precipitation forecast for the foreseeable future, Connecticut Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Raul Pino today signed an order declaring a temporary 30-day public water supply emergency for four Fairfield County towns served by Aquarion Water Company (AWC): Greenwich, Stamford, Darien and New Canaan. Aquarion’s water issues are also affecting several towns in nearby Westchester County, NY, who are also served by AWC: Rye, Ryebrook and Port Chester. DPH is working closely with the New York State Health Department and the Westchester County Health Department to ensure an adequate water supply for all seven towns.The rarely used declaration was requested by AWC to allow the company to divert water from other sources of supply to the four Connecticut towns which are facing a substantial depletion of their public water supply as a result of ongoing drought conditions. DPH, in consultation with the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) and the Public Utility Regulatory Authority (PURA), determined that the declaration was necessary to prevent further depletion of the water supply. To view the Commissioner’s Declaration and Order, please click here. “This is not a step that the Department of Public Health takes lightly or frequently, but it is clear that despite water conservation efforts taken by Aquarion and its customers, diversion of water from other areas in Aquarion’s water supply in addition to continued mandatory water conservation measures is necessary to avert a much larger water crisis in these towns,” said Commissioner Pino. “Ensuring an adequate supply of safe drinking water remains our number one priority for protecting public health, and we will be monitoring the Aquarion situation very closely through a series of mandatory weekly reports and enhanced water quality testing by Aquarion.” “While this declaration deals specifically with these four towns and neighboring towns in New York, the entire state remains in a drought advisory, and I encourage all Connecticut residents to conserve water during this prolonged period of dry weather,” added Commissioner Pino.The DPH order places several conditions that AWC must meet for the duration of the public water supply emergency. Those conditions include: prohibiting AWC adding new customers without prior approval by
DPH; continuing mandatory outdoor watering bans for the CT and NY towns; requiring AWC to provide weekly public notifications on water supplies for the affected towns; requiring AWC to perform a water audit of its top 20 largest water users in the affected towns and assist users identifying ways to reduce usage; and providing several weekly reports to DPH, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) and local health departments on water supply measurements, effectiveness of conservation practices, communications with town and local health officials in both the CT and NY-affected towns, results of water quality monitoring, and information on daily water diversion totals.The order will remain in effect for 30 days, but AWC can apply for additional 30 day extensions, up to a maximum of 150 days.The DPH’s “Drought Guidance for Consumers” of public water systems can be accessed at http://www.ct.gov/dph/lib/dph/drinking_water/pdf/drought_pws_customers.pdf.
DPH COMMISSIONER DECLARES PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY EMERGENCY FOR
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PUMPS TANKS WATER TREATMENT WATER SYSTEMS ACCESSORIES CONTROLS
IRRIGATION DRAINAGE LIGHTNING
WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTOR S A L E S & S E R V I C E
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October 4, 2016
Valid 8 a.m. EDT(Released Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016)
http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/
Author:
The Drought Monitor focuses on broad-scale conditions.Local conditions may vary. See accompanying text summaryfor forecast statements.
D0 Abnormally Dry
D1 Moderate Drought
D2 Severe Drought
D3 Extreme Drought
D4 Exceptional Drought
Intensity:
Drought Conditions (Percent Area)
None D0-D4 D1-D4 D2-D4 D3-D4 D4
Current 0.00 100.00 100.00 86.25 0.00 0.00
Last Week 0.00 100.00 100.00 68.74 0.00 0.00
3 Months Ago 0.00 100.00 42.82 0.00 0.00 0.00
Start of Calendar Year 0.00 100.00 92.26 0.00 0.00 0.00
Start ofWater Year 0.00 100.00 100.00 68.74 0.00 0.00
One Year Ago 0.00 100.00 83.28 0.00 0.00 0.00
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About State and Regional MapsThis map represents ACIS climate data interpolated to a 5km by 5km grid. Additional information about ACIS can be found on the ACIS web page, http://www.rcc-acis.org/. These maps are created at 6:00 am on the 2nd day after the end of each month and updated several times during the course of the month as additional data become available.
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E-Stand Open for Public CommentThe International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials has been working on creating the Water Efficiency and Sanitation Standard with planned release in 2017. The basis for the standard is the water and sanitation provisions from the 2015 Green Plumbing and Mechanical Code Supplement. The purpose of this standard is to provide minimum requirements to optimize water use practices attributed to the built environment while maintaining protection of public health, safety and welfare. Within the WE-Stand are numerous irrigation provisions. IA’s Industry Development Director Brent Mecham, CID, CLWM, CIC, CLIA, CAIS, is a part of the WE-Stand committee and has been instrumental in adding language that promotes efficient irrigation. “There is an opportunity for the industry to have a voice in the standards setting process,” Mecham said. “Not only with my active participation on the committee, but from companies and individuals offering comments. You can make comments on things you agree with, which confirms the committee is doing the right thing, or offer different language on items you would like to see changed.”
Mecham went on to note that the standard-setting committee responds well when alternative language is provided, rather than just striking language without an alternative approach. In situations when there are several comments trying to resolve a similar issue, the committee will often times choose one of them and deny the others, or use parts of several and modify a proposed change. “In the end, if the change is accomplished for the better, that is what we strive for,” Mecham said.WE-Stand is now open for public comment on the actions the committee took on the first round of public comments. The document to refer to is the Report on Proposals, http://www.iapmo.org/WEStand/Documents/WE-Stand%202016%20ROP.pdf, which shows the proposals and the committee actions taken. You may offer comments on any of the proposals, but the ones covering irrigation are Items 49-70, TC 5 and TC 6 that are at the end of the document. While many of the items were rejected, the solution turned out to be in TC 5.Public comment, http://www.iapmo.org/WEStand/Pages/DocumentInformation.aspx closes on Nov. 28, 2016.
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