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Parka Have a Limited Watering Window One challenge of irrigating parks is that we typically do not irrigate until after 10:00 p.m., when the parks close, and try to have the irrigation off by early morning so patrons using the park the next day is enjoy a relatively dry park. This leaves a much shorter time "window" to water a large park than currently allowed in the water conservation ordinance. In order to meet this limited irrigation window, at some locations - especially sports fields - watering may be spread over five nights per week. Because of the size of the parks, the number of irrigation stations and the limited time window, it may not be physically possible to irrigate in only three days. Another limitation on watering significant acreage in one location is that the water line connecting the park to the irrigation system may be too small to convey the volume of water necessary to irrigate the entire park in one evening. In such an instance, it may appear that a park is irrigated six nights per week; however, the water is being applied to different portions of the park. New Landscaping, Turf Establishment and Field Refurbishment District programs, as well as community sports groups such as baseball, soccer, softball, football, lacrosse and volleyball, day camps, youth sport classes, and many special events, rely on safe quality turf, as do the family -friendly community events which occur regularly throughout our local park system. We live in a very active community with many people engaged in healthy lifestyles, exercise and sports. This means our athletic fields are well used, to the point that our fields annually require 6-8 weeks of down time for ,field refurbishment". During field refurbishment, the fields are fenced and reseeded in an effort to restore the worn out turf. The reseeding requires daytime watering, especially during intensely hot weather, so that the newly germinated seedlings do not wither and die in the hot sun. Once the turf establishes a sufficient root structure, the daytime watering is curtailed and eventually eliminated. Saving Water Beyond Landscaped Areas Other conservation practices the Distnct has had in place for some time include low volume urinals and toilets fitted with infrared automatic valves. Also, we have indefinitely suspended washing District vehicles except for maintaining sanitary conditions, and we have curtailed washing our tennis courts. When we do clean them, we use high pressure, low volume cleaning equipment.