Irrigation System Information

The irrigation system is comprised of three (3) pump stations and is separated into five (5) irrigation controllers for all common areas and residential homes. The irrigation system is supplied water from onsite ponds. As of January 2019, irrigation is monitored by Irrigation Insights. Issues found are turned over to landscaper to correct issue and respond back.

Pump #1 supports irrigation areas A, B and C. Pump #2 supports irrigation area D and Pump #3 supports irrigation area E.

Controller A, controls 56 zones with 3 programs; Program A – 19 zones; Program B – 19 zones; and Program C – 18 zones.

Controller B, controls 56 zones with 3 programs; Program A – 20 zones; Program B – 18 zones; and Program C – 18 zones.

Controller C, controls 50 zones with 3 programs; Program A – 18 zones; Program B – 16 zones; and Program C – 16 zones.

Controller D, controls 68 zones with 4 programs; Program A – 23 zones; Program B – 23 zones; Program C – 11 zones; and Program D – 11 zones.

Read July 2018 Irrigation Study Report

Pumps

P1 – Pump 1
P2 – Pump 2
P3 – Pump 3

Controllers & Area Irrigated

A – Controller A and irrigated area
B – Controller B and irrigated area
C – Controller C and irrigated area
D – Controller D and irrigated area
E – Controller E and irrigated area

Controller Schedules

A – Tue/Thu/Sat
B – Mon/Wed/Fri
C – Sun/Wed/Fri
D – Mon/Wed/Fri
E – Mon/Wed/Fri

Controller Schedules

Locate Your Home On The Irrigation Schedule Map

2-Wire Irrigation System

Montecito uses am industry standard two-wire decoder system. Troubleshooting the two-wire decoder system can be time consuming and requires strict schedule adherence by the landscaper. Beginning in January 2019, Irrigation Insights began electronically monitoring irrigation issues via new software controllers acquired by the District. This should eliminate most of the time consuming troubleshooting. Irrigation Insights provides weekly reporting of issues found to the landscaper for correction. Issue type and location are provided.

CDD Irrigation Responsibilities & HOA Irrigation Responsibilities

Areas shaded in blue are the areas under the CDD landscaping and irrigation contract. All other grassy areas are under the HOA landscaping and irrigation contract.

Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Irrigation & Landscaping

Is the sprinkler on HOA Managed or CDD Owned Property?

A sprinkler is gushing, what should I do?

It’s raining, why is the irrigation system running?

Each of the three pump stations contain rain sensors. Rain sensors are typically set to 1/2” of rain. The water collects in the sensor and shuts the system off once it reaches the set point.

It just started raining but the sprinkler system is running. The sprinkler system will not shut off until the rain sensor has collected the 1/2″ of rain needed to shut it off.

If it rained a short while prior to scheduled irrigation, the irrigation will still run unless shut off by the rain sensor.

Rain sensors may fail and need to be replaced once the malfunction is identified. Please take time to report the issue by submitting an online ticket.

Does the District have to abide by Brevard County Water Restrictions?

What do if I notice an Irrigation Issue?

Please report irrigation issues to using the Submit Community Issue Online form. If you are having trouble using the online form, you may contact George S. Flint, District Manager for any irrigation issues on CDD property, at gflint@gmscfl.com or (407) 841-5524.

If the irrigation issue is on your own property, please report it to Richard Maguire-Gonzalez, Community Association Manager, Leland Management at rgonzalez@lelandmanagement.com or (321) 549-0959.

Use this image to help gauge if the issue is on CDD property or HOA property.

Issues need to be reported directly to the proper organization so that they can submit work orders to the landscaping vendor to have items remediated.

What do I do with my yard debris?

Refrain from putting yard waste on any part of the community’s grass. If yard waste cannot fit into your green-lid recycle container, please place it on the curb in front of the grass or on your driveway next to your recycling bin. Yard waste is picked up on Monday’s only.

Tree limbs and palm fronds must be cut in a four-foot (4) length.
Tree limbs shall not be more than 12″ in diameter.
Trimmings, leaves, pine needles, shrubs must be in a container.
Piles exceeding six (6) cubic yards (equals two (2) standard pickup truck loads) requires bulk garden waste – claw truck service.

More information can be found at: Brevard County Solid Waste Management Website.

When is dead sod going to be replaced?

April 2019: Supervisor Henson, Field Manager William, and managers of Paradise Lawn are currently developing an overall master landscaping plan for Montecito. One the plan has been received and reviewed by the Board. The Board will make plans to begin implementing the master plan over the course of the next few years. This master plan will cover all CDD areas including, common areas, amenity areas and our lake banks. Both sod and landscaping ornamentals will be covered. Details will be shared with residents when available.

For areas within your own backyard or front yard please contact your HOA via Leland Management for information / resolution.

Areas shaded in blue are the areas under the CDD landscaping and irrigation contract. All other grassy areas are under the HOA landscaping and irrigation contract.

What is the schedule for mowing and edging?

Who is monitoring the irrigation system to make sure issues are found?

Beginning in January 2019, the CDD contracted with Irrigation Insights to monitor our irrigation system and report issues to the landscaper for correction. Issues are reported weekly to Supervisor Henson, Field Manager William, Onsite Facility Center Manager Randy and to Paradise Lawns.

Please remember they are unable to tell if sprinkler heads are actually working or rising up, they can only verify that water is being delivered to the sprinkler head.

When is my irrigation scheduled to run?

How can I tell if a tree or shrub is covered by HOA or CDD?

Visit the Brevard County Property Assessors website, search for your property and then click on the map link. You will see your property lines outlined in black as shown in the example below. In this example the shrubs and trees that have a red border around them as the example appear to be on the homeowners property, therefore are managed by the HOA and not the CDD. The CDD would be responsible for property outside of the homeowners lines. This is just one example.

Is the hurricane damaged vegetation going to be replaced or removed?

Are the entrance fountains going to be repaired?

This has been a very slow process. Yes we hope to get these repaired in 2019. The Shearwater Entrance Fountains were running but the water source (lake water) was causing clogging and smell issues. These were shut back off and Randy is working with the City to get permission to have a fresh water source for them.

The South Patrick Fountains did not have any water source going to them except for the irrigation line, so they would only run when the sprinkler ran for homes on the same zone. A new water line is needing to be constructed, again we will want to have fresh water as the source.

What is being done about the low lakes?

The Board recently obtained a commissioned study on the levels of our six lakes. The study stated that the lakes only appear low but are within line to where they should be. Working with the District Engineer, the following plans are being developed:

Landscaping around the edges of the lake will be addressed in the upcoming Montecito Master Landscaping plan
District Engineer will be implementing the ability to obtain monthly pond depth measurements during the monthly Total Dissolved Sampling water testing process.
District Engineer will be providing solution to have a water control valve to prevent drainage into the canals to artificially increase water level during certain time periods.

Recent Updates on Irrigation System

Report	Irrigation Notes
06-14-2019	Montecito, controller B Day 2. I diagnosed there were multiple shorts along the two wire path and no power going to the zones across from the pump. I found a broken wire at zones 34, 35. Power is now going across the street. I found there’s shorts across the street zones 36 to 54. Also located one short within the loop, zones 7 and 8. Day 3 I replaced the decoder zone 7 and 8. I’ll have to replace the solenoid for zone 7. Across the street zones 43, 44 and 45. System Inspection for clock C. Diagnosing wire issues for clock B. Found the the wire crossing under the road is bad and will need to be replaced. Went to clock D and found no power to the clock. Day 5 Repair the main line break caused by another landscaping company. Diagnose the reason why clock D has now power The mainline break on Monterey in the back yard has been repaired and paid for by party the did the damage..
06-07-2019	Nothing to report at this time. No report given by Paradise Lawn & Irrigation this week. Irrigation Manager is not in the office today.. Sorry for the inconvenience, Paradise will not be able to send this weeks report today.. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions..
05-31-2019	This week we did A wet check on clock d which is the new construction area. A few broken heads and clogged nozzles. Noticed a lot of hot spots on the property and Tyler informed me of a couple of “ no flow zones” 279 Montecito . The timer showed some alarms on certain zones so I’m checking to see if it’s a wire issue and if those zones are running automatically. I will be there today, Friday, to evaluate the issue further. I will try and catch up with you before I leave and let you what the findings are. PS#2 has a bad #1 motor (bearings are shot) HOOVER would not install refurbished 10 h/p motor because they did not want to install a rebuilt unit (motor). I contacted American Pump Company and they agreed to do the install. American Pump Company should be here Saturday June 1, 2019 or at the latest Monday June 3,2019 to do the #1 pump motor at PS #2.
05-24-2019	This week we ran our wet check on pump 2 clock d. No real issues with that part besides a few heads and nozzles. Also we concentrated on Shearwater Dr. Several broken off heads and several clogged nozzles. There is 2 1/2” stub up on the road side of the sidewalk that was broken off, I fixed it. The pots were also redone after the the new plants were installed with micro sprays. Guysers along Carlsbad were fixed, we fixed the pipes under the porch at 131 redondo and rerouted some broken lateral lines under a bird of paradise plant at 304 point lobos. HOOVER came out and checked out the noise coming from PS#2 and found that one of the motors was bad (NEED of REPLACEMENT). I explained to tje Tech Jason from HOOVER that we have a rewound & rebuilt pump motor in storage ready to install. Due to the fact it was late in the day, Jason told me he would have to schedule this pump motor swap early next week. The PS#2 can operate with the one pump motor until the replacement takes place.

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