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Landscape Irrigation Report Additional Recommendations: , Homeowners Association Landscape Irrigation System Report Tree Bubblers Flow varies and condition of pipe is questionable in areas. Cap heads at established trees or in lawn areas or do not program. (i.e. Station 19) July 21, 2008 Annual areas 2 stations have flowers and shrubs together. Both stations need to be driven to the annual colors water requirements. Controller B was observed and audited for this report. Controller B is a 24 station RainMaster Sentar controller and has 21 wires out of 24 spaces in the controller. The site has a total of 4 controllers. For the purposes of this report it can be assumed that the other controllers would have similar results unless recent system checks and subsequent repairs / adjustments have been made to any or all of the remaining controllers. Birch Trees Birch trees are riparian trees. They prefer ampler water at all times. Consider not planting Birch in shrub areas or ensure bubblers are working to deliver extra water to these trees. Cap bubblers in lawn areas or at trees that do not need additional water. . Recommendations . Site and Irrigation System Information . System Check and Photos (Station by station at end of report) . Conservation Goals . Irrigation Schedules and Flow Data . Landscape Water Management Essentials Blocked heads Make sure spray patterns are not blocked by bushes. water fowl fencing, homeowners placed containers (228 Monaco), other decorative features in front yards or close down nozzle where they are blocked. Key Recommendations: Spray heads As spray heads need to be replaced they should be placed 2 to 4 inches away from concrete edges to reduce potential damage by edging equipment. The height should be set to avoid damage by foot traffic or wheels of maintenance equipment. 1. Repair or replace the leaking or non-operational equipment. 2. Align and straighten spray and rotor heads as needed. 3. Repair lateral line breaks 4. Scheduling - Cycle and soak turf areas with 3 start times with a maximum of 4 days of operation. Water the shrub areas over no more than 2 days and water deeply. Avoid shallow watering through entire irrigation season by proper programming. If using the percent key atleastlwo schedules should be implemented to make % adjustments off of to reduce shallow watering. (i.e. a spring/fall and a summer schedule) Rotors Do not mix stream spray rotors with single stream rotors. Select nozzles to balance distribution uniformity through area. High pressure Adjust the flow controls on the valves to reduce misting as much as possible throughout site as needed. Misting is easily moved off target by even minor winds.