Scheduling and Application Sample Clauses
Scheduling and Application a. The Water Manager will be responsible for programming and scheduling site irrigation using a monthly consumption to water budget approach, with the goal of managing each site’s consumption to its corresponding landscape water budget. The Water Manager will apply only enough irrigation to replace natural water loss from the landscape and maintain plant health. In accordance with the following, the Water Manager shall:
i. Be guided by site water meters (where present), Santa ▇▇▇▇ Water staff input, and the City’s weekly WaterSmartYard irrigation scheduling recommendations that are provided on the City’s website at: ▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
ii. Consider site soil types, plant types, root depths, precipitation rates, weekly net evapotranspiration (ETO), and tailor the amount of water applied for each irrigation zone according to these and other pertinent conditions in order to apply the minimum amount of water needed to maintain plant health.
iii. Schedule multiple repeat cycle start times to allow the water to infiltrate into the soil and avoid/eliminate runoff, ponding, and over-watering.
b. Irrigation will be provided using the existing irrigation systems at the following sites:
1) Laguna Treatment Plant; 2) Compost Facility; 3) Geysers; 4) Utilities Field Operations Facility; and 5)
