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A LETTER FROM THE IDAHO WASHINGTON AQUIFER COLLABORATIVE
Dear Commissioners, Council and Board Members, Mayors, Water Purveyors, Administrators, City Planners, Regulators, Landscape Designers, Irrigation System Installers and valued Decision Makers for local jurisdictions and municipalities,
Water and wastewater purveyors from Idaho and Washington have teamed up to efficient irrigation and landscape design standards. This menu of options will help you implement best practices to conserve water during summer months when demand for outdoor water use can be three to four times higher than the amount used for domestic needs during the winter.
Water quality can also be protected by proper installation and maintenance of irrigation systems and backflow devices to reduce runoff and keep pesticides, fertilizers, herbicides and automotive fluids out of storm drains, dry wells, the aquifer and river.
These efficient irrigation and landscape design standards will help support growth, provide confidence to withstand drought conditions and protect the quality of our sole source aquifer. They provide voluntary actions that can have big impacts on conserving and protecting our precious water resources.
As elected and appointed decision makers, our constituents, customers and voters, need your leadership to adopt the design standards that address your unique situation.
Thank you for thoughtfully considering ways to voluntarily implement a few or many of the recommended best practices included in this guidance document for Efficient Irrigation and Landscape Design Standards.
Sincerely,
Terry Pickel IWAC President
The Idaho Washington Aquifer Collaborative (IWAC) works to maintain and enhance water quality and quantity for present and future generations by developing management strategies which benefit the Spokane Valley Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer and the Spokane River watersheds.
IDAHO WASHINGTON AQUIFER COLLABORATIVE
www.iwac.us | [email protected] P.O. Box 1822
Post Falls, ID 83877
Terry Pickel - President BiJay Adams - Vice President Rob Lindsay - Secretary Ron Wilson - Treasurer Dan Kegley - Past President
IWAC MEMBERS
Avondale Irrigation District
Bar Circle S Water Company
City of Coeur d’Alene Water Department City of Post Falls Water and Reclamation City of Spokane Water Department Consolidated Irrigation District No. 19 East Greenacres Irrigation District Hayden Area Regional Sewer Board Hayden Lake Irrigation District Liberty Lake Sewer & Water District No. 1 Millwood Municipal Water District Model Irrigation District No. 18 Modern Electric Water Company North Kootenai Water & Sewer District Spokane Aquifer Joint Board Spokane County Water District No. 3 Spokane County Environmental Services Vera Water and Power Whitworth Water District No. 2
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
Kootenai Aquifer Protection District KSPS Public Television