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An irrigation mitigation runoff system that includes an irrigation system having at least one water outlet and a sensor that detects flow of water through a boundary. A controller is operatively coupled to the irrigation system and the sensor. Responsive to the sensor detecting flow of water through

An irrigation mitigation runoff system that includes an irrigation system having at least one water outlet and a sensor that detects flow of water through a boundary. A controller is operatively coupled to the irrigation system and the sensor. Responsive to the sensor detecting flow of water through the boundary above a pre-defined threshold, the controller signals the irrigation system to pause irrigation.

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1. An irrigation runoff mitigation system comprising: an irrigation system having at least one water outlet disposed in an irrigation zone, the irritation system comprising a valve fluidly coupled to the at least one water outleta relay electrically coupled to the valve;a sensor that detects flow of

1. An irrigation runoff mitigation system comprising: an irrigation system having at least one water outlet disposed in an irrigation zone, the irritation system comprising a valve fluidly coupled to the at least one water outleta relay electrically coupled to the valve;a sensor that detects flow of runoff water through a boundary of the irrigation zone, the sensor being located at the boundary of the irrigation zone;a controller operatively coupled to the relay and to the sensor; andwherein, responsive to the sensor detecting a flow of water through the boundary above a first pre-defined threshold, the controller signals the relay to interrupt electrical current to the valve thereby causing the valve to closewherein, responsive to the sensor detecting a flow of water through the boundary below a second pre-defined threshold, the controller signals the relay to supply electrical current to the valve thereby causing the valve to open, the second pre-defined threshold being lower than the first pre-defined threshold. 2. The irrigation runoff mitigation system of claim 1, wherein the sensor is a paddle-wheel sensor. 3. The irrigation runoff mitigation system of claim 1, wherein the sensor is a float sensor. 4. The irrigation runoff mitigation system of claim 1, wherein the sensor is a conductivity sensor. 5. The irrigation runoff mitigation system of claim 1, wherein the controller produces an irrigate-pause-irrigate pattern. 6. The irrigation runoff mitigation system of claim 1, wherein pausing irrigation facilitates timed soaking of irrigation water into the irrigation zone. 7. The irrigation runoff mitigation system of claim 1, wherein the boundary is a street side curb. 8. The irrigation runoff mitigation system of claim 1, wherein the boundary is a landscaping edge. 9. The irrigation runoff mitigation system of claim 1, wherein the boundary is a drain line underlying an irrigation zone. 10. The irrigation runoff mitigation system of claim 1, wherein the boundary is a property boundary. 11. A method for mitigating irrigation runoff, the method comprising: applying irrigation water to an irrigation zone via an irrigation system having at least one water outlet disposed in the irrigation zone, the irrigation system comprising a valve fluidly coupled to the at least one water outlet and a relay electrically coupled to the valve;detecting, via a sensor, flow of runoff irrigation water through a boundary of the irrigation zone, the sensor being located at the boundary of the irrigation zone;pausing, via a controller, the applying irrigation water responsive to the detected runoff being above a first pre-defined threshold, the controller being operatively coupled to the relay and to the sensor;timing, via the controller, soaking of irrigation water into the irrigation zone; andresuming, via the controller, the applying irrigation water responsive to the detected runoff being below a second pre-defined threshold, the second pre-defined threshold being lower than the first pre-defined threshold. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein the pausing the applying irrigation water and the resuming the applying irrigation water produces a repeatable irrigate-pause-irrigate pattern. 13. The method of claim 11, wherein the pausing the applying irrigation water and the resuming the applying irrigation water continues until a desired irrigation time has been reached. 14. The method of claim 11, wherein the pausing the applying irrigation water and the resuming the applying irrigation water continues until an allowable irrigation window of time is exceeded. 15. The method of claim 14, wherein the allowable irrigation window of time is in a range of approximately 6 hours to approximately 24 hours. 16. A method for mitigating irrigation runoff, the method comprising: applying irrigation water to an irrigation zone via an irrigation system having at least one water outlet disposed in the irrigation zone, the irrigation system comprising a valve fluidly coupled to the at least one water outlet and a relay electrically coupled to the valve;detecting, via a sensor, flow of runoff irrigation water through a boundary of the irrigation zone, the sensor being located at the boundary of the irrigation zone;pausing, via a controller, the applying irrigation water responsive to the detected runoff being above a pre-defined threshold, the controller being operatively coupled to the relay and to the sensor; andtiming, via the controller, soaking of irrigation water into the irrigation zone. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein the applying irrigation water flushes salt from the irrigation zone.