Showers today, hopefully rain tonight! We just have to remember to turn off sprinklers today. I believe most Conejo Valley water agencies do not allow irrigation during rain, and possibly 24 hours after. Posted by Janna Orkney
Entries Tagged as 'water conservation'
Thinking of Replacing your Lawn?
October 9th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Conejo Valley, Green, Triuinfo Sanitation District, Water Issues
With water rates going up throughout the Conejo Valley, and water use restrictions being put in place, it is quite an appealing idea if one is a homeowner,  to remove some lawn. From irrigation workshops I have attended, I have learned that turf is a real water guzzler, and that going with some drought-friendly plantings [...]
This is Your Irrigation System: Pay Attention!
August 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · California, Conejo Valley, Green, Triuinfo Sanitation District
That is the message I feel that my sprinkler system is giving me. For all the time I have lived in my Conejo home, until this year, I was basically oblivious to to how much I was watering, and whether or not pipes and emitters were in good shape. No more! Now, with the 15% mandatory reduction required [...]
Tags: California drought·water conservation·Water Use Restrictions
The Perils of Being a Sprinklerhead
June 13th, 2009 · No Comments · Green, Meditations
Things have gone so well since I became an aficionado of irrigation systems, that is, until this morning. I turned on the front sprinklers and went to check that all was OK, and found that a corner one was turned at least 90 degrees and shooting on the sidewalk. Even though I was rushing to [...]
Tags: water conservation
Morning Rain in the Conejo
June 5th, 2009 · No Comments · Conejo Valley, Green, Meditations, Triuinfo Sanitation District
I just did my “Happy Rain Dance,” out in the drizzle, on my wet patio! It is always refreshing to me to be out in the Conejo Valley rain, because I know it is not going to last long and we need it so much. Splashing along on my morning walk, dressed in my Columbia [...]
Deadhead? Parrothead? No, Sprinklerhead!
May 28th, 2009 · No Comments · Green, Meditations
The water cutbacks that are coming because of reduced water allocations from the Sacramento Delta to Southern California, have led me to focus a lot of attention on my home irrigation system, and how I can make it more efficient. Â Here is a link to a whimsical letter about this, that I wrote to [...]
Tags: water conservation
