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Challenges: <br />• Costs associated with the additional technology and implementation. <br />6. Develop a Design Criteria to Reduce Runoff and Promote Ground Water Recharge <br />Current Practice: <br />Many District park sites, generally developed or retrofitted since 2001, are designed to absorb storm <br />water. <br />• New parks are being outfitted with bioswales and older parks are beginning to be retrofitted with <br />bioswales intended to capture, slow, and filter storm water. <br />Objectives: <br />• Utilize EPA MS4 guidelines that allow park sites to accept and treat municipal storm water runoff <br />through the creation of bioswales. In this program, developers and local municipalities can divert runoff <br />from conventional storm drains into bioswales that will treat and diffuse storm water. <br />• All future parks and park retrofits will utilize these design practices as outlined in the California Green <br />Building Code. <br />Challenges: <br />• As the District is nearing build out, opportunities to incorporate this design in new parks are dwindling; <br />thus, the vast majority of opportunities are for retrofitting existing parks. Retrofitting existing parks <br />presents economic and operational challenges. <br />7. Conduct. Water Audits for Agency Properties <br />Current Practice: <br />• Grounds and maintenance staff, including a certified landscape irrigation auditor, check each system at <br />least once a month for leaks and spray accuracy. This is one reason patrons may occasionally see <br />sprinklers on during the day. <br />• Since the hire of the Irrigation Tech, labor intensive water audits and training for staff are being <br />implemented more frequently. <br />Objectives: <br />• Conduct annual auditor's report which includes auditing facilities water use in addition to the existing <br />landscape irrigation audit. These two reports will help track progress and assist in planning efforts by <br />providing real-time data on each park and the District as a whole. <br />Challenges: <br />• The current system is extremely labor intensive and manually analyzed and implemented. <br />P a g e 1 11 October 2021 <br />