I guess it shouldn’t be a surprise that after a record setting heat wave and months with no rain in the Dallas Area, local cities like Frisco, Prosper, Allen and McKinney were required to move to Stage 3 Drought Restrictions as of November 1st . However, it’s more serious than most of us think. On September 28th, 2011 the North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) issued a press release with the details. These cities mainly depend on water from Lake Lavon, Lake Texoma and Lake Cooper. In addition to the heat wave and lack of rain, NTMWD still cannot pump water from Lake Texoma due to the presence of aggressive zebra mussels . Lake Texoma normally provides almost a quarter of NTMWD’s raw water supply this inability is causing extra dependence on Lake Lavon., and under worst case scenarios, the NTMWD reports Lavon Lake could be dry by fall 2012.
Which brings up back to the necessity of Stage 3 Restrictions, experts say there is really no reason to water your landscapes in the fall and winter. Our most common grasses, St. Augustine and Bermuda go dormant in the fall and winter, allowing us the opportunity to do what we can to conserve on our water usage and protect our water supply.
Check with your cities Stage 3 Drought Restriction policy, but for the most part it means watering only once every 2 weeks, using a hand held hose to water your trees for a limited amount of time per day and using soaker hoses for a limited amount of time per day to water your foundations. Helpful resources to stay up to date on the drought conditions, along with tips on water conservation can be found at these sites www.wateriq.org , www.ntmwd.com and http://www.lcra.org/water/drought/index.html .
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