Greetings!
Don't know about your area, but we in Tampa Bay are in a serious drought. Although hurricane season is now here and the afternoon rains have arrived, the grass is growing again. The rain we have been receiving is not enough to take us out of this drought and we will continue to be in the drought for a long time. Some politicians, feel that since the rain is here, all is fine and water restrictions can be removed.
Phooey on that.....not only should the restrictions NOT be lifted, additional actions are needed by us, the Frugals and our extended families.
We have rain barrels to supplement the watering of our gardens. We have selected drought resistant plants and boy are they are beautiful!
Governor Crist has a bill in front of him currently that will take away from Homeowner Associations the power to dictate the maintenance and requirement of grass lawns. As long as the homeowner follows the stated protocol for architectural changes, a HO Association will not be able to stand in the way of someone who is trying to be water conservative! Please sign this bill.
Another idea to save some water includes placing a brick in the toilet tank, if you have not converted to the low flush model, keep an empty bucket in the shower and after a couple of showers there will be enough water for your potted plants.
So please be mindful when using water this summer, there is not a lot of spare water out there!
7/1/2009...Update....one rain barrel installed! Quickly found out more than one should be connected to each spout. More rain was filling the barrel than was being released! Here is a photo.
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