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OWASA -Draft Water Conservation Kules and Standards ~~ Ilumber.~d properties }i1a}• be irri~itt:d tir~itl~ spray systenls oI11y on fur}dad-s, Wednesdays, and.'or I;ridays. Ocld-numbs}•ed. I)rc)perties Inay be in"igated wvith. spray systems only an 'Tuesdays; Thursdays, alzdJa:r Saturdays. ~!! spray irrigation shall €)ceur only betE~~een the hen.Irs t)f'B:Ot} pn1 alld ~):()0 am. T11ese restrictions shall n.ot al~~ply to properties using.: un.derbroullcl, dI•il~ irrigation, micro spray, lore precipitation l•}ubblers, h<~T1d r~~ateeing, c)r rvllere watering of containerized plants atld Ca}11111erC}a.l plant StaCIC I:11 trade }s nlat}Italiled tOr 1`esale. b. I~egardlL'sS f1t' IrI'}gatlOn I11ethOds l}S;'d., I1C3 }110 re (hall One Itlch of r~'ate}' n1ItV be applied to p1allt material. in a}1~ even rieek.. All irrigation systen'}s shall be e~:fuipped rvith automatic controllers t1.1at activate the system aca)rding to a desired frequency and duration. and. shall also be equipped ri-ith rain or soil l~~oisture sensors that ~~~i13. pre4•ent irrigation during periods of rainfixll i)r w11e.n t}lere is sufficient maistlire ill the grolwd for plant health anal. Burr ival. d. All hoses used for hand ~~-atering. car rvaslling, ar other allowable aut:daor uses shall be equipped with sllutt?ff~ }1c?zrles. e. No exterior Ilse of OWAS:~-supplied potable water s11a11 result in the f1c)t~r of «~ater onto adjacent property or public right-of-rn~ay, and al.l irrigatiall systems s11a1[ be desit,~ned and. mail,tainecl ti) prevent water front f7c}~vtng onto paved or atller ill~pervious s€}}-tiaces. l: E?utdaor «~ater leaks oI1 property c-lr :facilities of Ot~'A;'A customers I11ust be repaired «ithi}1 ten (10) days of discovi:t~r and. notiftcatian by C)WASA. "?. The use of reclaimed or ha}rested. crater .t-or outdoor I~.ses is stI•angly encouraged. C?WASA shall periodically publicize rn~tl~ods c)f collt,cti.ng aald storill€t harvested water in apprc)priate devices, such. as mill barrel a}1d cisterns; appropl•iate practices, such as xeriscaping, drought tolerant landscaping and Irlulclling; anal shall othel•cvise educate its customers c)n water canservation strategies alld techniques. ~. Ln.less sllperceded by the declaration e?f~ a ~?v'ater Supply Shortage or Imes=~ency, the year-round requirements of III.~~.1.a Ind III.A.1.b above shall nat apply to the fol.larc~ing: a. Uutdaor u-rigation necessary far tl~le establislunent of newly sodded lawns and- landscaping ~c~itllin the first. }c} days c:}f'p1ar.Eting, or watering; of ner~•ly seeded tuI•f within the first six Inca 1t11s of planting. b. I:rricati.on necessary fc~r one day on;y ~~°heI-e treatlx}ent «~itl1 aal application of chemicals requires i}nmediate. rc~atering tc) preserve all existing landscape or to establish. a ne~~~ landscape. c. Water used to control dust or to compact sail er~llen alten~ate methods are not available.. http://www.owasa.org/pages/2003consord.asp 5/29/2003