A red wire (14 g) shall be installed to each valve from the controller with an excess of wire at each valve.

h. Automatic Controller

Automatic controllers shall be Rainbird ISC series or equal.

Automatic controllers shall be installed in a solid LeMeur or equal locking enclosure. The automatic controller shall be placed in such enclosure apart from the backflow prevention device, and next to the tract boundary wall wherever possible.

The contractor shall provide a padlock and two (2) keys (per City standards) for each enclosure.

i. Detention/Retention Basins

All landscaping at or within the basins shall be on valves separate from the streetscape landscaping.

All trees at or within the basins shall be irrigated with tree bubblers (two per tree) on valves separate from the rest of the system.

Rotor sprays are recommended for large areas; impact heads are not allowed.

No sprinklers shall be installed at the toe of the slope or in the bottom of the basin.

IRRIGATION NOTES (to be placed on the irrigation plan)

  1. The contractor shall obtain and pay for any and all permits and all inspections required, including, but not limited to:
  2. City of Palmdale plumbing permit;
  3. Backflow certification.
  4. The manufacturer's directions and detailed drawings shall be followed in all cases where the manufacturers of article used in this installation furnish directions covering points not shown in the drawings and specifications.

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