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In the summer months, most water used in residential areas is applied to landscapes. By learning how much water to apply to your landscape and when to apply it, you simultaneously support four landscape irrigation goals: reducing costs, conserving water, reducing non-point pollution (contamination from a broad geographical area such as fertilizer, run off from urban landscapes), and maintaining an attractive landscape... Does your irrigation system apply water uniformly? Uniformity means every plant or soil surface receives the same amount of water. For example, one area should not receive 1/2" of water while another area receives 1 1/2". Non-uniform irrigation application results in over-watering one area to assure another won't dry out... Irrigation uniformity is achieved through proper spacing and placement of sprinkler heads. By spacing sprinkler heads closer together than design specifications require, you can reduce water use and enhanced plant quality.