Your local sprinkler company serving Lafayette and Boulder County.
Looking for a sprinkler company in Lafayette? Trailhead serves Lafayette from our Erie base. Lafayette is unique because it has permanent year-round watering restrictions, not just drought rules. We design and maintain sprinkler systems that work within Lafayette's 3-day-per-week, no-midday-watering rules.
Custom residential sprinkler system design and installation. Zone layout, efficient heads, smart controllers, and a full walkthrough when we're done.
Broken heads, sprinkler leaks, valve problems, pipe breaks, and controller issues. We diagnose and fix sprinkler problems fast.
Professional sprinkler blowout in the fall to prevent freeze damage. Spring startup with leak checks, head adjustments, and controller programming.
Lafayette has PERMANENT year-round water conservation restrictions (enacted 2013). These are not drought-triggered. Maximum 3 days per week for outdoor irrigation, with a mandatory ban on watering between 10 AM and 6 PM.
Watering schedule:
Maximum 3 days per week (applies to all addresses). Low-volume drip irrigation is exempt from the 3-day limit.
Time restrictions:
Mandatory: no outdoor watering between 10 AM and 6 PM. Exception for hand-watering with a shut-off nozzle. Newly planted landscaping may be watered for up to 30 consecutive days from planting.
Deadline:
Testing cycle runs January through August. Results submitted through BSI Online (backflow.com, 888-966-6050). Non-compliance can result in fees and water service interruptions.
Required device:
PVB (Pressure Vacuum Breaker) for systems without injector pumps. RPZ (Reduced Pressure Assembly) required for systems with injector pumps.
We offer certified backflow testing as a standalone service or bundled with your spring turn-on.
Clay-loam soil consistent with the Northern Front Range. Western portions closer to the foothills may have rockier, thinner soil that drains faster and needs different irrigation approaches.
City of Lafayette Water Division
303-665-5588Good to know: Lafayette is the only city in this area with permanent, year-round watering restrictions. This makes efficient irrigation system design especially important. Smart controllers that comply with the 3-day, no-midday-watering rules are a smart investment here.
Lafayette's permanent restrictions mean your sprinkler system needs to be efficient from day one. We program controllers to comply with the 3-day limit and 10 AM-6 PM blackout window, and recommend smart controllers that auto-adjust for weather.
A sprinkler blowout costs $95 for up to 8 zones (+$7 per additional zone). For Lafayette and the rest of the Front Range, the window is late September through October, before the first hard freeze.
Lafayette's watering restrictions are permanent rather than seasonal, so more homeowners here run smart controllers on tight schedules. At winterization that controller needs to come out of its watering program properly instead of being left to run against a drained system. We also see more drip and low-flow zones in Lafayette than elsewhere, and those get cleared carefully so the emitters stay on the tubing.
Lafayette has permanent year-round restrictions: maximum 3 days per week, no watering between 10 AM and 6 PM. These are not drought-triggered. Low-volume drip irrigation is exempt from the 3-day limit. Newly planted landscaping gets a 30-day exception.
Lafayette's backflow testing cycle runs January through August, administered through BSI Online. Non-compliance can result in fees and water service interruptions. Call 888-966-6050 with questions.
We strongly recommend it. Lafayette's permanent restrictions mean your controller needs to handle the 3-day limit and avoid the 10 AM-6 PM blackout automatically. Smart controllers like Rachio or Hunter Hydrawise handle this and adjust for rain and temperature.
Residential sprinkler installation in Lafayette typically runs $3,000-$6,000 depending on yard size and zone count. We include smart controller setup and program it to comply with Lafayette's permanent watering restrictions.
Get a quote on irrigation installation, repair, or seasonal service. Call today or send us a message.
