Raley Field Overview Saving 2.5 million gallons of water has been enough incentive for Grounds Manager Chris Ralston to install the same central control irrigation system at two different baseball stadiums in California. He first tested a Hunter system in 2008 at his previous location in Lake Elsinore, Calif. "We spent $15,000 and it saved $55,000," says Ralston, now with the Sacramento Rivercats, which is the AAA team for the Oakland Athletics. "We brought it up here in February when I arrived. I'm hoping to bring the same savings here to Sacramento.". This amount of water savings is important, because even though Ralston says they have no water restrictions yet in his area, conservation is still on the forefront of everyone's mind. Restrictions could be in the works depending on annual s

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