Water system whether or not we have seen a drop off accordingly . Well in the water system our goal was to make sure it is zero and the water systems. Oftentimes we are controlling weeds around our facilities, mosquito, larva and what they have to do with wastewater. I dont know in the affluent tom can speak to that. Colleagues . Just one quick question, steve, obviously as the ag m with water, that is the linkage for water. They talked about golf and pesticides and weve heard this at the Environment Commission, golf makes a spray like this. When it comes to water, if you find with respect to golf, does golf similarly lead to a spike in water usage whether its just plain golf in these tourments . Actually, interesting to see that graph. I would like to go back and koerment to correlate to see if there is a spike. There might be because there is nothing that looks better than the green grass. For me the interest in bringing down the usage of water especially in light of the drought and
Standing successful collaboration with puc and other departments. And with apologizes to the commission on environment who have heard this several times in the past years. Let me tell you what i mean by integrated pest management. Its not just pesticide reduction. Pest management is all about using the best available scientific information to manage pest in a way that possess a least risk to the environment. There is a huge overlap as to what puc does. We are using prevention first and saving pesticides until the last resort. Using pesticides we have a very intricate way of screening and what we allow on properties. The important point sure since moving from the bad old days with carpet bombing with pesticides, we are using science and information almost as a substitute, really as the substitute for all that chemical use and for a lot of that chemical use. It takes an increased level of knowledge about these issues and increased level of professional qualifications. So, when im talking
The plan. Im looking forward to implementing that. And having summed up a lot of other things as far as having licenses and the knowledge and background to using the less of toxic pesticides in that nature. Matthew, thank you for all your hard work at harding park. For those who have not been here, its one of the most publically well maintained golf parks. My sister, from the department of public works. What do you have . Oh, commissioner torres . What are the pest that you encounter on the golf course . Weeds and fungus. There is various types of fungus and weeds are a big issue. Models and gophers are not much of an issue. What kind of license does that require . Its a license and makes applications and you have to have the category for weeds which i have as well as diseases which include funguses and bacteria and invertebrates pest, nooem todds. Basically those chemicals utilized are nontoxic for the most part . We try to use the chemicals minimally. We figured out ways, techniques.
We replaced the booster pump and raised the sunken boxes and improved the irrigation line. Lastly, those in Jefferson Square in the western addition, with over a million in a grant reward replaced the entire system, installed a stateoftheart system, nomonth grass and drought tolerant landscaping features throughout the perimeter of that large park. Have not been through there recently and will take the consensus down the first week in december. Its been a transformative project for us. Lets see. In february of this year the department submitted the required application documents for this project. It ranks as one of the highest water using parks of all of our parks in our entire system. The water use is over 7 million gallons, 23. 7 acre feet for your water geeks. Which covers the 9. 4 irrigated acres that comprise over four city blocks of that large and iconic park. The alamo Square Project that we propose, this mou would cover anyway would cover this need within the park. The Current
Approved. Commissioner, is it the resolution that you would like to adopt that is in your binder . Yes. Thank you. Commissioner. Prior to seconding my colleagues motion, i want to say a week ago i was contacted by the head of the Union Square Association karen flood. She said their association was supportive. I think that is and important vote of approval. So with that if there is nothing elsely second commissioner lowes motion. Commissioner bonia. I just wanted to thank the project sponsors for preparing the mitigation program. Speaking for myself i think it would have been difficult to support it without that program in place. Because i know how difficult it is for the community to deal with these types of projects. Even with this with the program you have proposed, i know it is not going to be easy. I know it is going to cause great inconveniences and hardships for the community residing around the project. Thank you. Its been moved and second. All in favor, opposed . It is unanimou