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APS Sprinkler System Prototype Demonstration
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Bargersville Utilities charges monthly fee for sprinkler system
The hot weather means more people will water their lawns, and some customers of Bargersville Utilities are upset about the monthly fees they must pay to use ...
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Brandon Regional Health Centres new sprinkler system installation is now back on track and should be completed by mid-September, according to a staff member.
Were very pleased with the way its going, all of our timelines are still right on cue so actually its almost a non-event, said Brian Schoonbaert, chief operating officer at BRHC and vice-president of finance, capital and support services with Prairie Mountain Health.
Obviously the beds have been tight during this time because as we said the number of beds could drop by as many as 17 at any one time. Theres been a few folks that weve transported to neighbouring communities, but thats gone well when we had to.
Less than five patients have been moved to rural hospitals, including the Souris hospital, and the installation was scheduled to take place during a typically slower time for the BRHC, he said.
In the summer, our numbers are a little bit lower, so thats why weve done it.
The sprinkler installation is necessary to bring the facility up to current fire protection standards and sprinklers are being installed to the inpatient areas on floors two to five.
Despite crew members going on strike during the initial phase of the project, they were able to make up the lost time and are now back on schedule.
They actually started for a day or two I think and then went on strike and so it put us behind a week, but theyve been able to catch up.
The hospital is also looking into increasing their number of beds, which could come as soon as this fall with more to follow sometime next year.
Hopefully that will alleviate some of our issues about always being on the full side.
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Hospital's new sprinkler system should be completed on time
Three years ago, a Center Grove area man disconnected his in-ground sprinkler system in silent protest of a $10 fee being charged on his water bill just because he had it.
But now, John Jefferson is tired of dragging hoses around to water his yard. He has gone to a town council meeting to ask Bargersville officials to drop the fee that he says is a unjustifiable tax by the town.
The town created the fee in 1995 to discourage people from installing and using sprinkler systems because Bargersville Water Utility couldn't supply enough water during droughts or high-use periods in summer, Bargersville Town Manager Kevin McGinnis said.
The town's water utility serves about 13,000 households and businesses in much of the Center Grove area, reaching as far north as Smith Valley Road. About 2,000 customers pay the fee, generating $240,000 annually, Bargersville utilities superintendent Kevin Killinger told the Daily Journal.
But now that the town has added a new water treatment plant to relieve those supply problems, the fee that Jefferson said never made sense makes even less sense now, he said.
Bargersville plans to review all of its water rates and fees, including the sprinkler fee, in the spring after the new plant has operated for about a year, Town Council President Rowana Umbarger said.
That means residents in Bargersville and White River Township will continue paying the fee, even during the winter months when no one is using a sprinkler. Homeowners may not even know they're paying the monthly fee, since water bills from Bargersville don't itemize all of the taxes and fees, Jefferson said.
The water utility serves a general area bounded by State Road 37 to the west, Honey Creek Road to the east, the town limit to the south and Smith Valley Road to the north.
Jefferson paid about $5,000 to have the sprinkler system installed when he built his house in Brentridge Estates near Center Grove High School in 1998. But three years ago, when he noticed the $10 monthly charge on his bill, which used to be itemized, he contacted the town about it.
The utilities manager at the time told him the fee was to discourage homeowners from having and using in-ground sprinklers, because the water utility often had problems keeping up with demand during dry periods, Jefferson said.
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English bulldog meets sprinkler system
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Celina residents will have the opportunity to attend a class on home sprinkler systems, and how a properly functioning one can help both the pocketbook and the environment.
In partnership with the Upper Trinity Regional Water District and Texas A&M Agri-Life, the city will host a free session on sprinkler system basic from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, July 25 at City Hall Council Chambers, 302 W. Walnut St.
Residents are encouraged to sign up now at http://dallas.tamu.edu/courses/2013/july-25,-2013-sprinkler-system-basics-(city-of-celina). Those who attend the class will learn how to operate the sprinklers, program the controller and make minor repairs to the system.
According to UTRWD, residents are also encouraged to reduce frequency of washing vehicles, draining and refilling swimming pools, and using water for recreational purposes like games or leisure.
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CALGARY- A Calgary business made up of just five employees has found a way to save its clients millions of dollars, all thanks to water conservation.
It seems obvious that the worst time to water a lawn is during a rain storm, but thats exactly what happens with many timer-based sprinkler systems.
What youre looking at is about a 60 per cent waste factor, explains Graham Duffy, co-founder of ExactET. His company substitutes those timers with climate-based controllers, which receive information from strategically located weather stations.
Were programming the system, and every hour a wireless signal is sent to that controller to give it the information to determine when best to irrigate.
Thanks to that system, lawns and shrubs get the water they needwhen they need it. Since the company was formed six years ago, it has saved clients more than 1.4 billion litres of waterenough to fill 584 Olympic-sized pools.
Co-founder Darren Kovacs says that despite the cost-savings, his companys pitch is sometimes met with disbelief.
Theres a little bit of the too good to be true kind of first through process, he says. Once they understand the technology, how it works and what the benefits are, that very quickly turns around.
One of their clients is Agrium, which signed on four years ago.
Weve saved approximately eight million litres of water, which works out to about $13,000, says spokesperson Duncan Murray.
Some of ExactETs other clients include four Calgary malls, the Town of Cochrane and Shaw Communications. The company has gone from three weather stations in Calgary, to 40 stretching from Vancouver to Montreal.
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Corella #39;s Enjoying the Sprinkler System
Corella #39;s on a recent trip to Kakadu National Park, Australia - these guys were enjoying access to so much water!
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