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<br />U~e good quality com porient~;:~ and l(eep -it s.iTP-ple. <br /> <br />Plan for high traffic areas; kids, pets, public plaCe!h " " <br />If dirt gets in the 1iJ:1e, ta}te off the end capsahcl flush the line before mnning again <br /> <br />I..... <br /> <br />BEST COMPONENTS (by our testing): <br />Tubing: Taro (ininol) blue.stripe drip tubing, Vz and % inch. Vinyl t/4" spa.gh~tti tubing. <br />" Connectors: Tees, ~lbows, endeaps, etc.: Agrifirn (gray EJ,nd black) <br />Emitters: Netafim PC emitters) in 1/2) 1,2~4, 8, 12,24 GPI-I.;.,or Rainbi:r;d emitters <br />Emitter line: N~tafim"Techline or Mini Techline, 6 or 12 inch spacing. <br />Mini bubblers and sprayers: i\.ntelco spectrqm "shmbblers", in various patterru: <br />Sprayers: .Antelco varijets ~ld vari rotors (spinners),' <br />I-rose timers:" IVlelnor ElIfd DIG tilnt=.rs <br /> <br />COMMON APPLICATION RATES F-OR THE FRONT RANGE OF" <br />COLORADO: <br /> <br />, , I . <br /> <br />Most installers r1.111 drip zones 3 or 4 times per week, 30 to 40 minutes per <br />watering dwing Summer months. The .goal is to provide even amounts of "- <br />moisture but not drown the plant. [Some desei1: plants likei~fr:equent water, <br />such as pinon and cactus. The'se should be on a s"epara:te system or <br />11.allclwatered. ] <br />A typical xeric one gallon peremlial is set to' receive approx. 1)2 to 1 GPH, or 1-2 <br />gauo~s per weel<.. <br />A typical 5 gallon shrub, such as lilac, is set for 4 9PH, or 8 gallons per week " <br />A typical large shrub is seJ for 4-.10 GPH, or 10-2'0 gaL per week. <br />A typical tree is "s'et for 10 g?l. per week per caliper inch. S6, a 4" tree w:ould be <br />set for 40 gal. per we~k, at '10-20 GPH. <br /> <br />Y Oll nbw Imow more facts about drip" irrigation than most installers. Please tell your friends <br />and neighbors. Given o11! watershed and populatiqn, we must allle~n tdmanage 01.11' water <br />,use. <br /> <br />Fun facts: A typiql.l full circle irrigatien pivot, wg.tering :corn, canuse\650 iOOO gallons per 24 <br />11-ours; 3 tilnes wl'~.at a typical Colorad~ h.ousehold uses per ye'ai", <br />According to NCI.~TCDI approx. 90% ofallfresh'water in the front Raage is used for AG, 10% <br />for cities. Colorado lags far behind other ViZestern states ill tIle use ofdripfo:r crops, and! <br />most irrigat~oIl ditGhes in Coloradb ate unliIied~ alldwiIJ,g S 00/0 of the water .to seep out <br />emQllte. Lining. ,thoSJ~ clitclles WOtl~d save an,amazmgamount of watet. <br />Water is Colorad.o's gold,. <br /> <br />33 <br />