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During a Drought, Check Your Sprinklers and Water Efficiently
During a Drought, Check Your Sprinklers and Water Efficiently
Most of us don’t think about watering our lawns in the spring; we generally rely on Mother Nature to do that for us. If you are fortunate to have an automatic sprinkler system, you may have delayed the start up process since the lawn might look good right now. Unfortunately, that is not true across the entire country.
As you can see from the most recent Drought Monitor map, the west coast and some of the east coast are experiencing very dry weather. California is experiencing abnormally dry weather to an extent that some municipalities are paying people to remove their lawns and plant native grasses and plants that require less water than home lawns.
Desperate times often lead to desperate measures. California is still getting some rain now and then, but not enough to reverse a drought that has lasted more than four years. Agriculture uses a large amount of the water that California receives, which leaves very little left for the people who desire a green lawn.
It is not just California and the West Coast that are dealing with drought. In the Northeast, despite having record setting snowfalls this past winter, they are extremely dry. It also has been unusually hot this spring, which results in lawns needing more water to stay green and healthy. Whether you use a garden hose and sprinklers or have a sprinkler system to water your lawn, it is important to water correctly and efficiently to conserve water.
If you do have a sprinkler system, the startup process should include more than just turning on a few valves and restarting the timer. The entire system should be checked for broken heads that need replacing, heads that are out of alignment, broken water lines, sunken sprinkler heads, etc. Often, doing a little bit of sprinkler repair can mean the difference between wasting and saving water.
Many things can happen to a sprinkler system during the year as well as during the winter, especially if you live in an area where the ground freezes, and spring can sometimes necessitate worthwhile sprinkler repair services. If you have never had your system checked, it would be a good idea to hire a professional sprinkler service company to do so. Water usage or misuse is becoming a greater issue every year. Make sure your system is working properly.
Many Spring-Green offices offer sprinkler startup services. Contact your local Spring-Green office to get this service scheduled.