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City outlines parks water-conservation plan and enforcement steps
Summary
Neighborhoods Director Sharen Hauri presented a parks-focused water-conservation plan: GIS-based water budgeting, prioritizing trees and sports turf, monitoring via EyeOnWater, controller replacements funded partly by a JVWCD grant (4:1 match), and enforcement of no-watering 10 a.m.–6 p.m. with fines.
Neighborhoods Director Sharen Hauri briefed the council on a parks water-conservation initiative, explaining how staff mapped irrigated areas in GIS, assigned water budgets by plant/turf type, and calculated reduction scenarios (10%, 25%, 50%) to guide operations. She said the city can combine usage baselines with Beacon meter reports to monitor daily, weekly and monthly use and detect spikes with EyeOnWater.
Hauri described priorities for limited watering—sports turf first, then play-area turf with trees, planters with trees, and so on—and listed maintenance improvements including controller replacements and drip irrigation renovations at several sites (Fire Station 43, Scott School, SSL Community Center). She noted a Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District (JVWCD) grant match that would pair city funds at up to 4:1 for controller replacements and estimated a $12,000 budget line for that work.
The presentation also covered enforcement under city ordinance: a prohibition on watering between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. applying to all water sources and utilities, a 14-day correction notice followed by a $100 citation for repeat violations. Hauri urged residents to use EyeOnWater and follow revised irrigation schedules as a way to respect the city’s Stage 2 drought status.
