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§ 492.11 Landscape and Irrigation Maintenance Schedule. (a) Landscapes shall be maintained to ensure water use efficiency. A regular maintenance schedule shall be submitted with the Certificate of Completion. (b) A regular maintenance schedule shall include, but not be limited to, routine inspection; adjustment and repair of the irrigation system and its components; aerating and dethatching turf areas; replenishing mulch; fertilizing; pruning; weeding in all landscape areas, and removing and obstruction to emission devices. Operation of the irrigation system outside the normal watering window is allowed for auditing and system maintenance. (c) Repair of all irrigation equipment shall be done with the originally installed components or their equivalents. (d) A project applicant is encouraged to implement sustainable or environmentally-friendly practices for overall landscape maintenance. The following is"hig~Iy x~eon~mended: (1) Use tl~e "$~y-Friendly Landscape Model Mai~ten~ce Specifications" and the ``Bay-Friendly Landscape Guidelines" as an official reference docum~nts.in the landscape maintenance contract andJoir with on-site landscape stab (2) At least one landscaping staff member or contractorto be trained.in the'use'of lPM or is a "Say- Friendly Qualified Landscape Professional,.°' Note: Authority Cited: Section b5595, Government Code. Reference: Section 65596, Government Code. § 492.12 Irrigation Audit, Irrigation Survey, and Irrigation Water Use Analysis. (a) All landscape irrigation audits shall be conducted by a certified landscape irrigation auditor. (b) For new construction and rehabilitated landscape projects installed after January 1, 2010, as described in Section 490.1: (])the project applicant shall submit an irrigation audit report with the Certificate of Completion to the local agency that may include, but is not limited to: inspection, system tune-up, system test with distribution uniformity, reporting overspray or run off that causes overland flow, and preparation of an irrigation schedule; (2) the local agency shall administer programs that may include, but not be limited to, irrigation water use analysis, irrigation audits, and irrigation surveys for compliance with the Maximum Applied Water Allowance. Note: Authority Cited: Section 65595, Government Code. Reference: Section 65596, Government Code. § 492.13 Irrigation Efficiency. (a) For the purpose of determining Maximum Applied Water Allowance, average irrigation efficiency is assumed to be 0.71. Irrigation systems shall be designed, maintained, and managed to meet or exceed an average landscape irrigation efficiency of 0.71. Note: Authority Cited: Section 65595, Government Code. Reference: Section 65596, Government Code. § 492.14 Recycled Water. (a) The installation of recycled water irrigation systems shall allow for the current and future use of recycled water, unless a written exemption has been granted as described in Section 492.14(b). 19