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MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, LAND AND PLANNING
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION
Question No. 1144
Open Space Watering Systems
.MR CORNWELL: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Land and Planning -In relation to water usage. in the ACT:
(1) Will the findings' of the joint committee of the University of
Canberra and ACTEW "that significant water savings on campus
have been identified", in particular by monitoring the
sprinkler systems on ovals and linking them to computerised
systems (see Monitor. Vol. 3 No. 18) be applied elsewhere in
the ACT? -
(2) Are all of the ACT's open space watering systems (including those on school grounds, community ovals streetscapes, etc.) linked to a computerised system? If not, which are not?
(3.) Are the ACT's watering systems linked to rain sensors to ensure they do not operate during periods of rain: if not,. why not?
(4) What is the cost per annum of maintenance of the ACT's open
space watering system?.
Mr Wood - the answer to the Member's question is as follows:
. (1) Dr Brian Button from the University of Canberra, (as part of the Joint Committee's investigations), sought advice and comments from the ACT Parks and Conservation's Technical Services Unit, on.water requirements for turfgrass in the ACT and whether the University was watering efficiently.
The Technical Services Unit have co-developed one of the world's most sophisticated urban computer.controlled
.irrigation systems. They were able to point out ways in
which very significant water savings could be achieved by
linking into the-. City Parks computer system which. is already
controlling a large amount of the city's irrigated open space.
Those responsible for developing this system have received national recognition and have been awarded ACT. Government Achievement Awards .for. this technology.
The findings of the joint committee in relation to water savings have been applied to the ACT open space watering systems for at least. the past five years.
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