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AMWUA


(pronounced "am-wa" as in, "I am" and "water") Arizona Municipal Water Users Association, a non-profit association of ten municipalities in the Phoenix metro area, advoca [..]
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aerator


A device screwed onto the end of a faucet spout that mixes air into flowing water to reduce water flow
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Autofill


This device automatically allows water to flow into a pool to maintain a desired pool water level
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BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE


A device that prevents contaminants from entering the drinking water supply
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Berm


A raised barrier such as mounded dirt used to contain irrigation water
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emitter


A device on the end of drip irrigation tubing that regulates flow
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Flood irrigation


A flow of water that fills a basin surrounded by berms for landscape irrigation
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hose bibb


Exterior hose connection or spigot
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hot spot


A hot or warm surface area caused by a leaking subsurface hot water supply line
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Irrigation System


Often consists of a backflow prevention device, underground pipes, valves and emitters, bubblers and/or sprinkler heads and an irrigation controller
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