What is considered drip irrigation and soaker hoses?
Drip irrigation is defined as systems manufactured and sold specifically for delivering water through small flexible pipes and emitters slowly and directly to the soil around the base of individual plants in a manner that minimizes evaporative losses, pooling, runoff and wetting of plant foliage. Soaker hoses are defined as a hose that is connected to a typical outdoor faucet and that is manufactured and sold specifically for delivering water slowly and directly to the soil around the base of individual plants by allowing water to seep from it in a manner that minimizes evaporative losses, pooling, runoff and wetting of plant foliage. Additional Resources: www.ConserveWaterGeorgia.net www.caes.uga.edu/topics/disasters/drought/ www.georgiaepd.com If I have a drip irrigation connected to my irrigation system can I run the whole system? No. If you have one or more zones in your irrigation system that are drip irrigation you will need to isolate those valves and run only drip zones of your
