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c) Water Conservation (1) The Contractors Certified Irrigation Technician shall meet once a month with Park Services to review the City's Monthly Water Conservation Report to discuss water conservation strategies. These discussions may include, but not be limited to, the Contractor turning off irrigation systems during periods of rainfall and times when suspension of irrigation is desirable to conserve water while remaining within the guidelines of the EAW. (2) When Park Services determines that plant material (turf, groundcover, shrubs, and trees) must be irrigated, all controllers shall be activated within twenty -four (24) hours. d) Inspection and Reporting (1) The Irrigation Technicians shall physically inspect the operation of all irrigation systems once a month and prepare a written report specifying park name, controller location /name, start times, run times, program name, station number, and repairs needed, The Contractor shall maintain all sprinkler systems using City standard irrigation products and details. All repairs shall be to City specifications and details. Repairs to irrigation heads shall be with matching precipitation nozzles. Contractor shall ensure that excessive over spray /runoff into street right - of -ways or other areas not intended to receive irrigation is controlled. The Contractor shall repair at his own expense any irrigation head and lateral line rendered inoperable or malfunctioning due to attrition, vandalism, etc. All repairs shall be performed by Irrigation Technicians and shall be "tagged" using the City's "tagging" system noting the Company and Irrigation Tech that performed the repair, the date of the repair and the Contractor's and Irrigation Technicians contact information. All repairs shall be warranted for two years from the date of the approved repair. All head and lateral lines shall be repaired within one week of discovery of malfunction /repairs needed. All other irrigation repairs shall be performed immediately following approval of the work. (2) Contractor shall perform a visual inspection of all irrigated areas once per week. All areas receiving marginal coverage shall receive supplemental irrigation by being irrigated by a portable irrigation method. The contractor shall furnish all portable hoses, nozzles, sprinklers, etc., necessary to accomplish this additional irrigation. Care shall be exercised to prevent a waste of water, erosion, and /or detrimental seepage into existing underground improvements or structures. e) Repairs The Contractor shall be responsible for repairs to all irrigation heads, swing joints and lateral lines as a part of this agreement. The Director will be responsible for repairs to the irrigation system from the valve to the water meter. 8. Hardscape Maintenance a) All non - pedestrian paved areas, including but not limited to paved parking lots, curb gutters, pool decks, stamped or other enriched hard roadway surface areas, shall be thoroughly cleaned once every other week between Monday and Friday. Vacuums, District 4 Park Landscape Specification