Sonoma-Marin Saving Water Partnership

Nonfunctional Turf Ban Survey

We would like your input to inform our nonfunctional turf outreach materials.

3. Has your agency updated its regulations, codes or ordinances to enforce the NFT potable water irrigation ban?
4. Below is an example of a commercial business park. For this example, assume it is watered with potable water, there are benches and picnic tables nearby, but none are within the turf areas (circled in orange). Would your agency rule that all the turf grass not under tree canopy in this example is NFT? Some of the turf grass is NFT? Or none of the turf grass is NFT.Google Earth Picnic Areas
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5. Using the same business park example, what is your agency’s code interpretation for enforcing the NFT ban for turf areas adjacent to but not under the canopy of trees? The bill states, “the use of potable water is not prohibited by this section to the extent necessary to ensure the health of trees…” In the image below, would you rule the turf area between/adjacent to trees but not under the canopy to be NFT? Or would your agency rule it can continue to be watered to avoid any potential harm to the existing adjacent trees? example-2-markup-2
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7. Below is an image where about 2/3rds of the turf area is within the dripline of the tree, and the remaining turf is outside the dripline. example-16-markup-1
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8. When it comes to the NFT ban, what are your top 3 concerns/priorities?
Select exactly 3 choices.
9. What outreach methods does your agency plan to use to inform CII customers of AB 1572?
10. Is your agency planning to provide new incentives to CII customers as it relates to compliance with AB 1572?