Meet John Ossa

The founder of Irrigation Essentials is (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) John W. Ossa, CID, CLIA, and CLP.   John’s passion and expertise for efficient irrigation extends over 25 years.   As the Chairman of the Irrigation Association (IA) Water Management Committee, he led the development of the IA’s Irrigation Best Management Practices for Turf & Landscape.  The BMPs hope to inform a range of activities from policy to the implementation of efficient irrigation practices and have been adopted for use by numerous agencies across the United States.

John’s other experiences include being the President of a mid-size landscape contracting company, and business development roles for other industry leading landscape companies.  He maintains his current IA certifications for irrigation design and auditing, is a licensed landscape contractor, and maintains the PLANET “Certified Landscape Professional” (CLP) certification.

Other industry contributions have included being the “Chairman” of a landscape advisory committee for a water utility wholesaler.  In addition, he participated in the 2007 “Water Smart Landscape for California” Task Force initiated by California Assembly Bill 2717. This Task Force made recommendations to Governor Schwarzenegger and the Legislature about landscape water use efficiency measures.

John was a member of the Irrigation Association Board of Directors from 1999 – 2002.  He has written numerous articles for landscape and irrigation trade journals.

John is married and has two grown sons.  His favorite past times are spending time with his wife, playing with Henry (pet boxer), gardening, archery and hiking.

Posted on 02/17/2009 • Permalink

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