The following terms shall apply to this chapter as written unless context indicates or requires a different meaning:
BUBBLER: | An irrigation head that delivers water to the root zone by flooding the planted area; the output usually measured in gallons per minute. Bubblers are limited to a trickle or umbrella pattern. Stream pattern bubblers are not included in meeting this definition. |
CHECK VALVE: | A device used in a sprinkler head or pipes to prevent water from draining out of the pipe through gravity flow. Used to prevent pollution or contamination to the water supply due to reverse flow of water from the irrigation system. |
DRIP EMITTER: | Drip irrigation fittings that deliver water slowly to the root zone of the plant, usually measured in gallons per hour. |
DRIP LINE: | The area directly located under the outer circumference of the outermost branches of a tree. |
ESTABLISHMENT PERIOD: | The first year after installing the plant in the landscape. |
HYDRO-ZONES: | Plants with similar water needs grouped together and irrigated from a dedicated zone valve. |
POP-UP SPRAY HEAD: | A sprinkler head that sprays water through a nozzle in a fixed pattern with no rotation. |
PRECIPITATION RATE: | The depth of water applied to a given area, usually measured in inches per hour. |
SMART AUTOMATIC IRRIGATION CONTROLLER WATER SENSE LABELED: | An automatic timing device used to remotely control valves in the operation of an irrigation system using internet to connect a real time weather source or soil moisture sensor and labeled as Water Sense controllers. Smart Automatic Irrigation Controllers schedule irrigation events using either evapotranspiration or soil moisture data to control when and how long sprinklers or drip systems operate and will vary based on time of year and weather/soil conditions. |
STREAM SPRINKLER: | An irrigation head that projects water through a gear rotor or impact arm in single or multiple streams. (Ord. 2022-34, 7-5-2022) |