Water and Conservation. Many MUD districts, City Water Services and other Water purveyors are under a great deal of pressure from State and Federal Governments to reduce water consumption from current levels…. extreme water conservation problems abound worldwide!
Texas has MANDATED water conservation issues be communicated to the public and solved by water purveyors and water users working together. Water purveyors must reduce their water removal from underground aquifers by 30% by year 2015. That’s a pretty tall order for water conservation… reduce usage from current levels… 6 years from now!!!! But, that’s the deal! So, you ask… what if they/we don’t comply with these water conservation measures? Well, I certainly don’t know for sure but, what do YOU think normally happens when there is a shortage of something? Right… the price goes UP! Can you see paying three or four times the price for water as you’ve seen for gasoline in the past years?? If you can’t, you might rethink it again. WATER IS A PRECIOUS RESOURCE THAT WE CANNOT LIVE WITHOUT! WATER CONSERVANCY or CONSERVATION OF WATER has to become a COMMITMENT FOR LIFE for all.
Did you know that on average, more than 60% of the water used in Texas never makes it back to a sewage treatment plant! What do you think happens to it? Some of this volume can be attributed to water lost from pipeline leaks (maybe 5%) but, the rest is assumed to be used for irrigation purposes. Where else would it go?? THAT’S INCREDIBLE! However, it is true. How’s that for setting an example for water conservation standards?
So, we have to change our ways and methods for conservation of water. For this reason may water purveyors are asking their customers to use water responsibly and conserve water where possible. We all want to keep our lawns and landscapes looking nice. That involves irrigating (watering) them on a regular basis. The most efficient way to do that is to water at night or early mornings so that MOST of the water you use actually makes it to the plants that need it and does not evaporate into the air or get blown away by winds that are typically stronger during daylight hours. Now that’s getting a start on urban water conservation methods.
Here are some tips for irrigation conservation. On average, sprinkler system “Spray” heads lose about 50% of the water sprayed to evaporation. Rotor heads lose a bit less and Drip Systems lose even less. New, high-tech dripline available today provides the ultimate in water efficiency, near 85 to 90% in fact. It is more expensive to buy and install upfront but, the long-term savings it provides by using less water to do the same job will payback many times over during the life of an irrigation system. There are also new, water efficient rotor type heads on the market today that can be retrofitted to an existing system that provide a measurable savings. Some states on the west coast actually pay irrigation system owners to change their existing sprinkler heads to these new heads.
Check with your water purveyor to find out if they provide incentives to conserve water through changes or upgrades to your irrigation system. Or, call your local irrigation/sprinkler system provider. They should know and tell you about irrigation conservation tips.
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Texas and Southern California have a great deal in common right now, in terms of water conservation issues. It has been predicted by some that if California is still experiencing as severe of a water shortage by the spring, as it is now, there may be water rationing, and with rationing, higher prices can be expected. We've been working around the clock to get consumers to save water, and by extension, save money. So many water districts across all of California (not to mention other locales) are not only encouraging consumers to save water for the sake of saving water, but are offering financial incentives such as at-least-partial rebates on the purchase of water-efficient devices. It is so true that everyone's water usage makes a difference. Thanks for dropping by - water conservation is very important!
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