Master Planning of Zoos - Central Zoo Authority

Strategy - 6
Soil Modification
An ideal soil for
conserving water or
using water most
efficiently would be
one with a high
percentage of organic
matter and which is
deep friable loam.
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This can be done in the following ways:
Adding organic matter to your soil as an amendment or
conditioner that you incorporate into the soil - or as a
mulch that you spread over the top of the soil.
Strategy - 7
Expand the use of mulch
Mulch is used for water conservation as it:
• prevents weeds
• keeps water in the root zone
• controls erosion
• uses no water as would a ground cover planting
Strategy - 8
Re-use of Water
The utilisation of waste water is a re-use of what would otherwise be
waste water in the irrigation of landscape plants in the grounds areas.
This can be done in the following ways:
1. Be just clean enough
2. Cause no damage to the environment
3. Cause no danger to human health
4. Cause no harm to the landscape
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