Photos: Homeowners encouraged to ‘flip their strip’

Amy Cleveland, director of Daybreak Academy, right, helps Amelia Hayes back to her seat after she and Calloway Fackrell, left, were given water-wise plants to plant at their South Jordan school on Thursday during a water conservation event. The students were on hand as Utah-based homebuilder Garbett Homes announced it is partnering with the statewide public education campaign — Slow the Flow, Save H2O — to educate and raise awareness for “flipping” park strips from traditional sod to an attractive water-wise landscape. To help people in this effort, the Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District is offering a cash rebate to residential customers who are willing to convert the landscaping in their park strips from lawn to a water-efficient design. The district estimates a typical family will save 7,000 to 10,000 gallons of water per year by converting their park strip. For more information on the program, visit flipyourstrip.com.