Notes from Interviews
Jack Taylor - Public Works Director
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People water when the sun's out instead of at night. This wastes water because the water evaporates instead of being utilized.
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Don't water when it's going to rain
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people shower for too long, leave the water running
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7 wells in Snow Canyon - #6 & #7 owned by the city of Santa Clara
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the city adds up meters coming into the city and then adds up the house meters to see if they are the same - this is to figure out if there are leaks or if someone is stealing from the city
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How we lose water: leaks, evaporation, people stealing
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water witcher - uses copper pipe to find water
Brad Hayes - Parks and Recreation
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wind system - shuts sprinklers down when too windy
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temperature - when it's too cold, shut down water
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when it's 105 degrees, don't water
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don't want grass to sit wet for 4 hours - indicates overwatering
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problems: mostly overwatering, watering wrong time of day
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sprinklers - pink top indicates reuse water
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when water runs off, it goes into the storm water system
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storm water goes to river