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Heath resident proposes drip‑pipe retrofit to cut irrigation use, offers pilot funding idea
Summary
A Heath resident said retrofitting lawns with buried drip irrigation could reduce residential water irrigation by about 50%, and proposed a city-funded pilot subsidy to demonstrate savings and reduce peak demand as the city considers new supply options.
At the Heath City Council public comment period on March 11, 2025, resident David Murray described a grassroots proposal to reduce the city’s peak water demand by retrofitting lawns with buried drip irrigation lines.
Murray said winter water use in Heath is about 2 million gallons per day and rises to about 6 million gallons per day in warmer months; he estimated roughly 4 million gallons per day of that increase is due to…
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