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Dear Ms. Davis,
Most of all the irrigation systems operated by the City run at night including the school fields that we manage. There are irrigation systems that do not have clocks and they will be manually run during the day. In addition we will water during the day to check the irrigation system or to water specific areas. On Monday May 7 there was a power outage in the Sharon Heights area which changed the timing of the La Entrada school field's irrigation clock which we have fixed. Also we are continuously monitoring irrigation systems to determine if any vandalism has occurred or if the sprinklers are not working properly to most efficiently minimize water use. If you see any other issues that we can address please call me or Dave Mooney our Parks Supervisor at 330-6780.
Sincerely,
Ruben Nino
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Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 2:09 PM
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Cc: donavary@pacbell.net
Subject: A Green Suggestion
I am at La Entrada School field nearly every day. Some attention needs to be directed at the sprinklers in order to save money and water, and make the process better for the field. Some of the sprinklers water the bus yard, some drench the dry sandy hill by the bus parking. Many of the sprinklers repeat their cycle 2 or three times in certain locations on the field and other locations get no water. The watering seems to occur in the afternoon at the height of the sunshine. This means that a lot of water is lost to evaporation and the fact that it is done prior to the kids lacrosse, soccer, or whatever means that the kids, by playing on the wet grass, destroy it. Afternoon watering also entices the kids to frolick in the water which can lead to more damage to the lawn and the sprinkler heads. I have been told that the kids vandalize the sprinkler heads. However, the obvious waste that is going on distresses me. If this is the pattern throughout the city you must be losing a lot of money. I hope that you will look into this problem at La Entrada and any other location where sprinklers are used. Janet Davis, Alpine Road, Menlo Park.
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Received on Mon May 14 09:19:18 2007
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