Thread: Good Lord, have you smelled the irrigation water lately?
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Old 05-16-2019, 09:58 AM
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Originally Posted by DAVES View Post
We are on the southside and have two separate water systems.
One is potable water, used in the home, the other is used in the sprinkler system. As I understand it we actually pay more for water on the southside and the sprinkler water, less treated, should actually be cheaper.

Has anyone tested the sprinkler water? I would assume it includes stuff like insecticides, fertilizer etc. Is it safe to use on FOOD CROPS? Is it consistent quality? Is it monitored? The water definitely has IRON in it. Perhaps good for the lawn but it does leave brown stains where it hits the cement.
If you have those they usually come from fertilizing your bushes with ferric sulphide. You can get rust remover at Lowes, comes right off.
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