As part of voluntary water conservation efforts, Arvada
residents were recently asked not to water their lawns between
10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Understandably, the City has received a
number of calls asking why we haven’t followed our own advice in
our City Parks. The primary reason why watering often occurs in
parks during those daylight hours is that given the many
hundreds of acres that require watering and the number of
irrigation zones in any given park, there are simply not enough
hours between 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m. to complete the cycle.
Another reason daytime watering occurs in places like the
Stenger/Lutz complex is due to the high use of the complex on
weekends and three-day holiday periods. During these periods the
turf areas lose the base level of soil moisture required for
plant health and player safety, thus requiring additional
watering during weekdays when the fields are not in use.
Finally, annual seed/sod repair and grounds rehabilitation can
account for short watering cycles throughout t