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<br />Policy on Irrigation System Design <br />Erie's UDC also encourages water efficiency for irrigation design stating the <br />following: <br /> <br />All required landscaping shall be irrigated as required for plant establishment <br />and maintenance. Irrigation systems shall be designed to achieve water <br />efficiency as a major goal and shall generally conform to the irrigation design <br />guidelines set forth in Section 4.A.4 of the publication "Water-Efficient <br />Landscape Design: A Model Ordinance For Colorado Communities" <br />published by the Colorado Department of Local Affairs (2004 and as <br />amended) (UDC 2006) <br /> <br />Erie's Standards and Specifications for Parks and Recreation Construction further <br />requires that all installed irrigation systems are designed to provide head to head <br />coverage and the spray radius of the head should be limited to areas only intended to <br />be watered. Irrigation heads should not overspray walkways, pavements, or other <br />hard surfaces. Design plans and specifications for all new irrigation systems on <br />parks/recreational facilities must be submitted to Erie for review and approval. <br /> <br />Distribution System <br />Erie is responsible for the maintenance and repairs of all pipelines within the <br />distribution system that are not on private property. Erie began to replace the older <br />pipelines in the system in 1989. Currently, the majority of original problem areas <br />have been replaced and the majority of the distribution system is newer than 1989. <br />Residents may report water leaks by calling the following hotline: 303-591-2811. Erie <br />also flushes hydrants and waterlines as routine maintenance procedures. <br /> <br />Erie has also historically implemented a leakage detection program in older/historic <br />areas of town. Last year they expanded their leakage detection program to the more <br />modern Northridge and Melody subdivions. These were the initial subdivisions <br />constructed in 1997. Erie plans to continue to implement this program, focusing on <br />certain areas of the distribution system each year. <br /> <br />Erie meters the majority of their service connections. Unmetered water has <br />historically consisted of water used for fire fighting, street cleaning, sewer cleaning, <br />and flushing. A meter replacement program was initiated in 2005, where meters <br />older than 10-12 years are replaced at Erie's expense. Approximately 400 meters are <br />annually replaced. Erie also monitors the quality and quantity of water treated at <br />their water treatment plant. <br /> <br />T:\9228 - Erie\Conservation Plan\Completion Reports\50% Completion Report.doc <br />