Sustainable Yard Application

Please complete this application to be considered for the Pearl Home Sustainable Yard program.  The questions are designed to help us evaluate your site for one of the "Best Management Practices" (BMPs) available through this program.  The BMPs provided through this program include: a rain barrel, a Pearl Lawn Plan (an urban nutrient management plan), a rain garden, or an infiltration trench. Each home is eligible for only one BMP per year.

This program is currently available to homes within the Lynnhaven watershed only. (Your site is not guaranteed a treatment and must be evaluated by LRNow staff during a physical site visit.)

A signed contract and a copay are required to participate in this program. Information on how to complete this process will be provided as your site is evaluated and your BMP scheduled. 

The copay for each BMP available through this program is:
$20 for the Pearl Lawn Plan with soil tests
$100 for the Rain barrel, Rain Garden or Infiltration Trench

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* 1. Address

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* 2. Preferred method of contact:

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* 3. Are you currently a Pearl Home?

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* 4. Are you the property owner?

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* 5. How did you hear about this program?

Please choose the answer that most closely describes your practices.  You are welcome to provide additional comments or explanations. 

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* 6. Do you have flooding or channeling of stormwater on your property? If so, where?

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* 7. Do you have a septic system on your property? If so, where is your drain/leach field?

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* 8. Is there an oil tank on your property?

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* 9. If yes, where is the oil tank located?

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* 10. If yes, is the oil tank in use?

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* 11. If yes, is the oil tank full?

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* 12. Do you use a lawn service and/or hire an outside source for your lawn care needs?

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* 13. If yes, who do you currently use for your lawn service needs?

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* 14. Please check all that apply.

  Lawn Garden (vegetable garden, flower bed, or potted plants) Landscape Areas (shrubbery and trees)
I water on a regular schedule
I water only when the weather is very hot and very dry
I water when it has not rained for a couple of weeks
I water frequently, but for a short time
I water frequently, but for a long time
I use a sprinkler to water
I use a soaker hose to water
I water by hand with a garden hose
I water by hand with a watering can
I have an automatic sprinkler system to water
I use tap to water
I use rain water from a barrel (other collection device) to water

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* 15. Please check all that apply.

  Lawn  Garden (vegetable garden, flower bed, or potted plants) Landscaped Areas (shrubbery and trees)
I use chemical fertilizers if indicated by soil testing 
I use chemical fertilizers on a regular basis
I use "Weed & Feed" products
I use chemical fertilizers for certain plants
I do not use fertilizers
I use only organic materials (manure, compost, leaves mowed in)

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* 16. Do you (or your lawn service) take into account the weather forecast for rain in deciding when to apply fertilizers, pesticides or herbicides?

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* 17. If you have a dog, how do you clean up their feces in your yard or on walks?

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* 18. Urban landscapes have significant impact on water quality, either positive or negative.  How willing are you, on a scale of 1 to 5 (5 being the most willing), to put some time and effort into watershed friendly landscaping?

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* 19. Please rank the following BMPs in order of which you are most to least interested in being considered for that BMP, a "1" being the BMP you are most interested, a "4" being the BMP in which you are least interested.

The copay for each  BMP available through this program is:
$20 for the Pearl Lawn Plan with soil tests
$100 for the Rain barrel, Rain Garden or Infiltration Trench

Only a certain number of each BMP is available for each contract year.

We will be contacting you about a date and time for your site visit soon. Thank you!

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