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In March 2002, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California initiated the Weymouth Oxidation Retrofit Program (ORP)to add ozone disinfection facilities to the F.E. Weymouth Water Treatment Plant. This program was tasked toincorporate Metropolitan's newly developed California Friendly Landscape conceptsand water conserving landscaping irrigation systems. After a series of site planning efforts conducted for Weymouth ORP, Metropolitan staffand consultants designed landscaping plans that utilized both smart irrigation systems andlow water use California Friendly Landscape along the western and northernboundaries of the plant. This paper outlines the lessons learned from designing Metropolitan's smart irrigationsystems and incorporating water-conserving California Friendly Landscape conceptsinto an existing 65-year old facility, and discusses the strategies for future landscapeimprovements at other Metropolitan facilities. Includes tables, figures, appendix.

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Edition: Vol. - No. Published: 11/01/2009 Number of Pages: 21File Size: 1 file , 15 MB