Description
Outdoor water demands over 50% of the city’s water supply. Water is required to maintain parks and other landscaped areas associated with city facilities.
This strategy addresses several ways the city can reduce its outdoor water use. In addition to reducing the city’s water use, many of the actions included in this strategy may serve as an example to Westminster residents and businesses, inspiring others to reduce their outdoor water use as well.
Components
- Continue to replace existing turf with water-wise landscaping at city properties and facilities.
- Use water-wise principles on city properties.
- Strategically evaluate turf areas based on a scale of high-use/highly visible city property (e.g., soccer fields) to little/no active use potential (e.g., greenbelts).
- Apply deficit watering practices to those evaluated areas based on evapotranspiration rates.
- Upgrade the city’s master irrigation control system.
- Replace irrigation water meters at city properties.