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planting practices; more efficient watering practices; and improved irrigation system <br />design and maintenance. <br />c. Increasing the use of reclaimed wastewater and stormwater for irrigation and other <br />uses that do not require water of potable quality. <br />(2) Provide an orderly process for reducing community-wide water demands during <br />periods of drought or other naturally occurring causes of water shortages; and <br />(3) Provide an orderly process for reducing community-wide water demands during <br />periods of water shortages due to natural disaster (other than drought), major OWASA <br />facilities failure, or other unexpected and sudden loss of water supply, treatment, or <br />distribution capacity that constitutes a water supply emergency. <br />(Ord. of 6-26-2003, § IA) <br />Sec.36-62. Definitions. <br />The following definitions shall apply to this division unless the context clearly indicates <br />or requires a different meaning. <br />Automatic controller. A mechanical or electronic device capable of operating an <br />irrigation system and its component valve stations according to a predetermined schedule <br />of irrigation frequency and duration. <br />Cistern. A tank or container, typically located underground, for the storage and <br />subsequent reuse of rainwater collected from rooftops or other impervious surfaces that <br />would have otherwise evaporated or drained off the premises. <br />Drip irrigation. The application of irrigation water through drip emitter devices at low <br />pressure, volume, and velocity near or at ground level in order to minimize runoff and <br />evaporative losses. Drip irrigation emitters are typically used for irrigating non-turf <br />vegetation and release water in the range of 0.04 to 0.40 gallons per minute. <br />Even numbered properties. Properties with street addresses that end in even-numbered <br />digits, or other properties so designated for the purposes of these Standards through <br />special arrangements with OWASA. <br />Gaawater. Domestic wastewater collected from household fixtures and appliances, such <br />as washing machines, dishwashers, showers, sinks, and bathtubs, but not from toilets or <br />urinals. Grawater may only be reused in accordance with practices approved by public <br />health authorities. <br />Hand watering. The application of water for irrigation purposes through a handheld hose <br />or watering container. <br />Harvested water. Precipitation or irrigation runoff collected, stored and available for <br />reuse for irrigation purposes. <br />Irrigation system. Any permanently installed system of pipes, hoses, or other <br />conveyance devices and appurtenances that provides water to living plant material <br />through spray heads or other emission devices located at, above, or below the ground <br />surface. For the purposes of these standards, a sprinkler, soaker hose, or other device <br />connected to its water source via a moveable above-ground garden hose is not considered <br />to be an irrigation system. <br />Landscape area. That portion of a parcel that contains turf or non-turf vegetation. <br />Low precipitation bubbler. An irrigation head which typically operates within six inches <br />of ground level and delivers water at a rate of less than 0.45 gallons per minute within a <br />