IRRIGATION / LANDSCAPING
IRRIGATION TURN ON DATE: 4/25/2024*
IRRIGATION TURN OFF DATE: 10/6/2024*
*projected*
WATERING SCHEDULE
IRRIGATION TIPS
Here are a couple key points regarding building your drought muscle for your lawn.
Turn on your sprinklers and measure how much water they put out in a 15 minute period using a flat bottom can like a tuna can.
From there, extrapolate how long you would need to run the sprinklers to put one inch of water on your lawn.
After the lawn dries, mow it to a minimum height of 3 inches. This shades the soil to retain moisture and blocks out the sun to prevent weeds. Also, mulch the clippings back into the lawn.
Water only when the grass starts to turn blue. That could be as little as once a week. Do this until the temperature starts ramping up, late June, and then increase the watering to 2" at a time.
This encourages deep root growth that will help maintain the lawn not only on very hot days but also when we will Got have water like if our water gets cut off in August!
Common Irrigation Questions:
Why is water date turned of on......Irrigation water order is ordered in the spring. Based on usage, that determines the date that Irrigation is turned off. This is established by our order and not by the district. When we get close to our usage date, then a letter is sent to the HOA from Black Canyon. Our target date each year is the first Sunday in October. Some years water maybe scarce. That is however when we plan to turn water off.
Why do I have no pressure? Irrigation is set-up for the highest pressure possible at the pump. If all systems start at the same time, pressure will be very low. The schedule was designed to balance the pressure. Please work with your neighbors to help this process. If the sump gets drained of water (everyone turns on sprinklers at same time), then the pump turns off and irrigation is off until the sump refills with water.
Why do my neighbors water work and mine doesn't? This would mean your irrigation system needs to be cleaned. It is recommended to clean the filter at the sprocket at least 1 per month and to also clean sprinkler heads once per month. This will lead to maximum performance.
When is water turn on date? Irrigation and pumps are turned on, about a week after the district has filled up the ditch. Our target date to turn water on, is the 3rd Saturday in April.
Irrigation water is on a "best case" scenario. If plants, trees are planted and depend on irrigation water, sometimes irrigation will not be available. Construction, drought, farmers and lots of other environmental factors can cause irrigation outages. The CCR's below does guide homeowner to have "alternative" options and irrigation water is not guaranteed. See below and CCRs for more information on this.
No Water Pressure?
This can occur if there is a problem in the line. Check with neighbors or around your area and see if everyone is experiencing the same issue.
If this a neighborhood outage, please fill out the form to report it to us and we will work on the issue as soon as possible.
This also can occur if lots of people water at the same time. If for instance 50 house water at the same time, that pulls all water from the ditch and the pump turns off. This is why water scheduling is crucial for the irrigation system.
Filters maybe clogged. Our irrigation systems and not maintenance free. Filters on both are sprinkler heads and at the valve frequently (probably 2 times per month) need to be cleaned.
IRRIGATION CCR'S
HOA Board will work hard to ensure Irrigation is on. However, there will be some times when it is down, and please use house water to water lawn if needed.
FLOW CHART
Here is the Irrigation Flow Chart.
Water comes from the Black Canyon Ditch.
Then at the Weir (Yellow) it splits.
It goes to the Pump House at the Estates
It goes down to the Pump House at West Highlands.
After it goes to the pump house it goes into the subdivision
Tree Maintenance and Planning
Legend
Blue: no issues present
Red: Immediate action required
Orange: multiple issues present
Yellow: chemical treatments or monitor issues
Grey: trees in need of pruning
Black: recommended removals