IRRIGATION
The Grounds Department Irrigation is responsible for the maintenance, repair and installation of irrigation systems on the University of Florida main campus as well as surrounding facilities. There are currently over 235 acres of active irrigation on the main campus. The T.R.E.E.O. Center, Whitney Lab at Marineland, and Biotech in Alachua’s Progress Center are some of the outlying facilities maintained by Grounds Irrigation.
It is our goal to keep the sprinkler systems running effectively and efficiently. It is also our goal to keep the campus looking lush and green while adhering to any and all water restrictions currently in place.
We hope you will find this page both interesting and informative. Please visit again, as we will update whenever schedules or water restrictions change.
Irrigation related problems, i.e.: broken sprinklers or lines, sprinklers systems running for an excessive amount of time, and requests for outages should be directed to the Work Management Center at (352) 392-1121 or by clicking on the Submit Work Order Link above.
WATER SOURCES
The University of Florida currently irrigates approximately 90% of the irrigated areas on campus using reclaimed water (a high quality non-potable water supply that is not meant for potable [drinking] purposes) from the Water reclamation Facility located on North/South Drive. The remaining 10% are supplied from wells on campus or from domestic (drinking) water.
We are continually striving to increase the amount of reclaimed water used for irrigation by eliminating use of wells and domestic water where possible.
For more information on the use of reclaimed water visit the Florida Department of Environmental
Protection.
Use of Reclaimed Water
Page
WATER RESTRICTIONS
The University of Florida is under the jurisdiction of the St. John's River Water Management District and abides by all guidelines mandated regarding water use and permits
Under severe drought conditions, when the City of Gainesville imposes water restrictions the University of Florida abides by those restrictions on all domestic water systems. Usage of well water systems is also scaled back to support efforts of conservation.
For more information or the latest on water restrictions visit:
St. John's River Water Management District
or
Gainesville Regional Utilities
web sites.
For further information, questions or comments contact:
Donna Bloomfield, Maintenance Supervisor
(352) 392-1140 x 226
dbloomf@ufl.edu