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As temperatures rise and rainfall decreases, increasingly of our community's drinking water is used for outside purposes such as watering lawns and refilling swimming pools. Outdoor activities use much increasingly water than inside uses, but taking wholesomeness of any conservation opportunities will help proffer our water supplies. The Public Works Department tests and maintains the water and wastewater lines in Euless to make sure the water keeps flowing, but it is up to everyone to conserve the water coming out of those pipes. Time of Day Watering Ordinance Water levels cannot be predicted from one year to the next and we all need to make an effort to conserve water. After the drought of 2006, Euless officials realized that we need to protect this precious resource by enacting measures that make sense for Euless residents.ConstructiveJuly 1, 2007 all Euless residents fall under a time of day watering ordinance that prohibits watering outdoors from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. year-round. The new rules will wield to City water customers who use will-less and non-automatic irrigation systems and garden hose-attached sprinklers to water their lawns. Watering between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. is an inefficient method of maintaining yards. Water from sprinklers and irrigations systems is lost by evaporation due to heat and wind. In addition, daylight watering as well as domestic use, places spare demands on the water treatment plant. The ordinance does provide for watering home foundations, lawns and new landscape plantings by handheld hose, lard irrigation or soaker hose. For increasingly information please undeniability 817-685-1400. Outdoor Water Use Here's an easy way to gauge your sprinkling needs: Set 4 to 6 empty 12 oz. tuna cans at variegated distances from the sprinkler head, including one at the outside whet of the watering coverage. Run the sprinkler for 10 minutes. Using a ruler, measure the value of water placid in each can. Add the measurements from each can and then divide the total by the number of cans to get an average. Multiply this stereotype by six to determine how many inches of water would be unromantic in an hour. It's weightier to water your lawn thoroughly 1 to 2 inches at a time to encourage deep root growth. (Don't forget to factor in any rainfall.) How commonly you should water depends on the kind of lawn you have: Common Bermuda: every 8 to 10 days Hybrid Bermuda: every 5 to 8 days St. Augustine: every 4 to 5 days Buffalo grass: every 2 to 5 weeks Remember: excessively hot and dry weather will rationalization most turf grasses to go unseeded and turn brown. Grass will untried up with potation temperatures, so resist the temptation to over water. Start Saving Water and Money Today Reduce your watering frequency to once every four days. This encourages deeper, increasingly drought-tolerant roots. If it rains an inch or more, wait at least five days to water. Mulch trees and plants to retain moisture, prevent evaporation and limit weed growth. If your sprinkler sprays a fine mist, you're losing a lot of water to evaporation. When washing your car, use a cut-off nozzle instead of running the hose continuously. This will save 8 gallons of water per minute. When installing a new lawn or planning landscaping, consider using native or well-timed plant and grass varieties that require little supplemental water once established. Contact your local Texas Agricultural Extension Service office. Go to the Texas Smartscape for North Central Texas site for increasingly information on vegetation and plants that have been well-timed to our our North Central Texas Climate to create a landscape that needs less water, pesticides and fertilizer. Use lard irrigation systems for bedded plants, trees and shrubs. Adjust will-less sprinkler heads so that they water your landscaping, not the pavement or sidewalks. Water lawns during the early morning or evening hours to prevent evaporation. Never water on windy days. Use a rain whisk to build an Affordable Rainwater Harvesting System. Where can I get increasingly information on making my yard water smart? Contact the Texas Water Development Board, your local agricultural extension agent, nurseries and garden shops, and the Save Water Texas Coalition. Save Tarrant County's Water by taking the translating of the Lawn Whisperer. Indoor Water Use Don't pour your money lanugo the phlebotomize with leaky faucets or water hogging showerheads. The Source Water Waster Leaking Toilet - 90 Gallons Per Day- 2,738 Gallons Per Month- 32,850 Gallons Per Year 10 minute shower with inefficient shower throne - 30 Gallons Per shower- 420 Gallons Per week- 28,840 Gallons Per Year Dripping FaucetA slow steady lard - 48 Gallons Per day- 1460 Gallons Per month- 17,520 Gallons Per Year Start Saving Water and Money Today The single most constructive conservation step that can be taken inside the home is to install water efficient showerheads. They provide unconfined showers, yet use 30% to 70% less water. Use half as much water by installing water efficient aerators on the washroom and kitchen sinks. Toilet water use can be cut by up to 70% by installing water efficient or air assisted commodes. If replacing your commode isn't an option, place a half gallon plastic jug of water in your tank and cut your water use by 20%. Laundry finance for well-nigh 14% of home water use. Adjust the water level on your machine to match the size of your load. Repair leaks immediately! A dripping faucet can waste an unscientific 2 gallons of water per hour! © Copyright 2018, www.eulesstx.gov. All Rights Reserved. Accessibility. Contact Us. Site Map.