Smart Irrigation Controller Direct Install Program
Summary
SCH Number
2023010371
Public Agency
City of Fresno
Document Title
Smart Irrigation Controller Direct Install Program
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
1/20/2023
Document Description
The Smart Irrigation Controller Direct Install Program will allow the City to provide eligible water customers with free smart irrigation controllers on a first-come, first-served basis. Water Conservation staff will install the controllers at individual properties and program the timers to maximize the efficiency of the specific existing irrigation system. Through this program, the City expects to purchase approximately 1,500 smart irrigation controllers to be distributed and installed through the Smart Irrigation Controller Direct Install Program. Timers will be distributed equitably across the City’s seven Council districts. The project is estimated to reduce total potable water consumption citywide by approximately 360 acre-feet per year (AFY). To be eligible, customers must have a City of Fresno water account, must have a clock irrigation timer currently installed, must have Wi-Fi available, and must have use of a smart phone, tablet, or computer.
Contact Information
Name
Peter Maraccini
Agency Name
City of Fresno
Job Title
Supervising Professional Engineer
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Location
Cities
Fresno
Counties
Fresno
Regions
Citywide
Other Location Info
Eligible residential and commercial properties within the City of Fresno water
service area, including unincorporated County of Fresno islands, where clock
irrigation timers are currently installed
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15301/Class 1
Reasons for Exemption
The Project described herein solely represents the distribution and installation of smart irrigation controllers at properties with clock irrigation timers currently installed, consistent with Section 15301, Subsection (a). Water Conservation staff will install the controllers at individual properties and program the timers to maximize the efficiency of the specific existing irrigation system, resulting in more efficient landscape irrigation and a reduction in water use. None of the exceptions to Categorical Exemptions set forth in the CEQA Guidelines, Section 15300.2, apply to the project.
County Clerk
Fresno
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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