Many of our parks & parkways are historic, but so is their irrigation. About a dozen park irrigation systems have not yet been upgraded and require manual operation — maintenance staff must physically plug in each sprinkler head. These systems are inefficient, beyond their design lives, labor intensive, and expensive to operate.

This project replaces approximately 175 acres of antiquated irrigation systems within approximately 13 parks to improve water efficiency. It replaces all manual systems and several of the most unreliable hydraulic systems.

New irrigation systems will be fully automated, high-efficiency, and include water-saving accessories and sensors to further increase watering efficiency. Once complete, irrigation system upgrades significantly reduce labor resources required to complete basic watering, increase watering efficiency, and eliminate the regular need for daytime watering within parks. Landscape conversions from turfgrass to more drought tolerant meadow landscape will be considered for implementation with irrigation upgrades on a site-by-site basis.

Key Improvements:

• Replace outdated manual & hydraulic systems
• Replace antiquated vaults & plumbing
• Install modern, efficient systems
• Reduce water use and improve water efficiency
• Reduce labor required to water
• Increase level of park service to the public with overnight watering

Category: Renovate & Replace

Master Plan Goal, Objective, and Strategy: First Tier. Goal F Objectives 1&2; Goal K Objective 1.