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Across campus lawns, there are sprinklers watering the students, sidewalks and occasional patches of grass. There are soaker hoses, bayonets, one eyes, and rain bird sprinklers — all water spouting devices — keeping Ducks wet and University grounds looking emerald green. Summer students find themselves hav ing to hop, skip and jump to stay dry. Some find sprinklers menacing. ‘‘They’re on all the time, and I get sick and tired of having to walk around sprinklers to avoid getting wet," said Chanel DeLaney, a senior in political science. Who is it that is responsible for turning those sprinklers on and off? Some postulate that sprinkler elves are behind it all, because no one ever sees humans out there. Others assume that it is all automatic. The truth is, the University Physical Plant is responsible. Ted hums, assistant director for plant services, was to quick to point out that 21 individuals share the blame in the business of irrigation. Physical Plant divides the campus into four strategic areas. Burns said that the crews are responsible for every patch of green earth on this campus except Hayward Field, Howe Field and the prac tice field at Autzen Stadium. Dean Bobbitt, a 10-year physical plant veteran, leads the five members of Area B. Area B is the southwestern corner of campus. Bobbitt said that the amount of equip ment needed for irrigation is staggering. It takes two to three days just to get the equipment out of storage, Bobbitt said. The distinctive chuk-chuk-chuk of the sprinklers can be heard from early May through the end of September. Kathryn Richman, an area B summer crew nicuiuci, imu» working 10 hour days a challenge. “Sometimes it’s kind of tough to get to work at six o’clock in the morn ing so that you can get sprayed in the face with water," Richman said. Complaints from water-drenched students an; not unusual, but the variety is amusing. Burns said he receives com plaints ranging from too much water to not having enough. Usually the crews try to water a given area at least three to four hours a day. Using what is known as quick-coupler sprinklers, the kind seen spouting water without hoses attached, there is a great deal of backsplash and overlapping. This has lead to complaints, on occassion, from pro fessors about water com ing in through windows Photos by Sherlyn Bjorkgren during classes, Burns said. K i c h m a n ad mits she has been accused of water ing the sidewalk more than the grass. She said that the crews are very conscious about that, but can’t fight the winds that usual ly cause sidewalk watering to occur. "We try to keep the sidewalks clear, or at least leave an alternate route for students to use," Bobbitt said. Since the crews only work four days a week, it is imperative that the greens are watered as much as possible on those days. This, to the dismay of students, hap pens to be Monday through Thursday. The grounds are not watered on days when mowing is needed. sity s underground pipes were in accep (able condition, it would cost about $10,000 to $15,000 to automate an area the size of the quadrangle, Burns said. “If we were to get automatic irrigation, we would have extra time to do extra landscaping and other chores,” Bobbitt said. ‘They’re on all the time, and I get sick and tired of having to walk around sprinklers to avoid getting wet.’ — Chanel DeLaney None of these inconveniences would be needed if the University were irrigated automatically. But according to Burns, only a mere 25 percent of campus set up that way. These areas are usually on timers and can be turned on during the night. A shortage of funds, not water, is what prevents the entire campus from going automatic. Assuming that all the Univer Burns said that in case of a water shor tage tile shrubs and trees would have priority above all else. 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