Draft code would restrict drip irrigation, require testing and encourage cisterns; leak detection considered for turf systems
The draft code would limit drip irrigation to establishing plantings (remove after establishment unless fed by a cistern), require chloride testing in near‑shore overlay areas, prohibit turf irrigation from public water, and add requirements like backflow prevention and leak detection devices; board members asked staff to refine language and add leak detection to the irrigation checklist.
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Board members reviewed proposed irrigation-code changes that would limit use of drip irrigation to the establishment of plantings and require either removal after the establishment period or a cistern as the water source. Staff and the board discussed the tradeoffs, including whether removing drip systems after three years is reasonable and the preference to allow systems fed by cisterns.
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