Roswell advances water conservation ordinance

The Roswell City Council has had a first reading of water conservation measures applicable to large expanses of landscaping more than an acre in size.

The ordinance amendment was recommended by the Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District “to improve sensing, monitoring and shut-off controls for large landscape irrigation,” Daniel Skalsky, director of public works/environmental, told council members.

The measure requires that any new irrigation installed for large landscapes have pressure regulators, master shut-off valves, a rain-sensor shutoff device, and flow sensors that detect and report high-flow conditions, according to a staff report to the council.

“This applies only to large landscapes of over one acre; it does not apply to single-family homes,” Skalsky said.