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<br />CDNI <br /> <br />Executive Summary <br /> <br />3. Reduce water use by 15 percent on all existing city irrigated parks and <br />landscaping by 2014 and optimize irrigation efficiency on all new city irrigated <br />parks and landscaping. <br /> <br />4. Implement conservation measures and programs that are compatible with the <br />community. <br /> <br />5. Establish a monitoring system that collects a sufficient amount of data to <br />effectively measure the success of conservation programs and measures on an <br />annual basis. <br /> <br />Selection of Conservation Measures and Programs <br /> <br />A variety of water conservation measures and programs were evaluated to determine <br />their compatibility with Erie's objectives and water supply system and their ability to <br />achieve the target water conservation savings. Following evaluation, a set of <br />measures/programs were selected for implementation. These measures/programs <br />meet the following criteria: <br /> <br />. Conservation measures or programs that could contribute to meeting the <br />conservation goals <br /> <br />. Conservation measures/programs that are compatible with Erie's policies and <br />community <br /> <br />. Conservation measures/programs that would be effective throughout the <br />community <br /> <br />Some of these conservation measures/programs are currently implemented by Erie <br />and have proven to be successful and worth continuing. <br /> <br />Table ES-l provides a description for each of the selected measures and programs <br />selected for implementation. <br /> <br />Table ES-1 Selected Conservation Measures/Program and Implementation Plan <br /> <br /> Conservation I New or Existing I Description <br /> Measures/Programs <br />Landscape and Irrigation Efficiency for Parks <br />Established Parks <br />. Drought resistant vegetation Existing Erie's parks department has established low water use landscapes <br />. Low water use landscapes and drought resistant vegetation on many of the parks. Irrigation is <br />. Scheduling scheduled to avoid high evaporation rates during the day. <br />. Moisture sensors New Installation of moisture sensors at all existing parks. These <br /> sensors will detect precipitation and shut off the irrigation system if <br /> it is raining. <br />. Pilot Evapotranspiration (ET) New Installation of a demo ET controller at Coal Creek Park. If proven <br /> controllers to be effective, the parks department will consider installing ET <br /> controllers at additional parks. <br /> <br />ES-2 <br /> <br />\\DENSVR1\PROJECTS\9228 - ERIE\59443 - CONSERVATION PLAN\REPORT\FINAL DRAFT\EXECUTIVE SUMMARY DOC <br />