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Sank Park & Chinese Temple Grounds Receive Rebate
The City of Oroville working with the Cal Water Commercial Landscape Rebate Program recently qualified for a rebate of $3,015. As part of an on-going irrigation improvement process, the Citys Parks and Trees Department began an evaluation of water usage at each of the Citys parks and landscaped open spaces. Irrigation systems at Sank Park and the Chinese Temple grounds which were installed over fifty years ago were inefficient and determined to be excessively large users of water. The evaluation showed that over a five year period the City had used an average of over four million gallons of water per year. An analysis determined that with an upgrade to the system and the installation of a uniform type of sprinkler head, the usage could be reduced by two million gallons of water per year.
The Parks and Trees Department installed over 500 new sprinklers and a smart irrigation control system that automatically adjusts with rising or falling temperatures. A small on-site weather station automatically adjusts the watering times. The new system has the potential of saving the City over $3,000 per year just from the two new systems.
Cal Water Manager when presenting the check to the City Toni Ruggle said, It has been a pleasure to partner with the City of Oroville in working to conserve water. He encourages local residents and businesses in the Cal Water District to visit their website, HYPERLINK http://www.calwater.com www.calwater.com to learn about the various rebate programs that are available and other water-saving devices that are available at no charge. The Cal Water Oroville District has provided high-quality water utility services to the community since 1927 with treated surface water from the west branch of the Feather River and groundwater sourced from the districts four wells.
Hunter MP Rotator sprinklers were used in the two projects. Wade Atteberry, Park-Technician III and Certified Arborist said, These are state of the art sprinkler heads that are setting a new standard for evenly distributing water which is crucial to both plant health and ecology. He continued, We are now able to determine if there is a leak in an irrigation line as water will puddle at, or near, the leak. The old sprinklers just puddle everywhere. The city is planning on continuing the evaluation at each of the parks and irrigated open spaces.
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