gma3
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Posts: 609
Reg: 10-17-06
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03-24-12 06:21 PM - Post#147022
http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Residents- angry-as-...
Isn't this just wonderful news.!!!!???? Can't they wait awhile to see what the rain will be like in a month or so.? So fustrating and maddening to say the least....
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asmile4u
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Posts: 774
Loc: Allen
Reg: 04-20-08
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03-24-12 10:41 PM - Post#147023
In response to gma3
I couldn't believe this when I read it this morning. What idiots. Come this summer, that 6" will be gone before you know it. There must be some exception to the rule.
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AllenConsumer
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Posts: 75
Reg: 07-06-11
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03-25-12 12:01 AM - Post#147024
In response to asmile4u
I couldn't believe this when I read it this morning. What idiots. Come this summer, that 6" will be gone before you know it. There must be some exception to the rule.
Huh?! Did you read it? It explains why they did what they did. We aren't the experts, they are.
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will
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Posts: 144
Reg: 07-28-09
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03-25-12 07:48 AM - Post#147028
In response to AllenConsumer
As annoying as this is, if the rain picture over the next month or so were to bring flooding, "extra" water in Lavon could mean an inability to control flooding that could result in a loss of property or life.
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SB
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Posts: 1135
Reg: 09-07-03
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03-25-12 09:06 AM - Post#147032
In response to will
Several factors are affecting this situation.
Growth. This area is one of the fastest growing in the country. Growth of water assets hasn't kept pace. This isn't evidence of incompetence but just a reality of a process of land and water rights. It's probably time to examine regional growth policy. Think all the communities will cooperate?
Conservation. I think the water district is doing a reasonable job so far managing water use. Allen stepped up and met conservation goals. Some cities, McKinney and Frisco among them, did not. There is a delicate balance in maintaining appropriate lake levels and a full lake now, at the end of a rainy season, tells nothing about what the level will be in August. The water district is trying to buy water rights from Dallas and trying to acquire land in east Texas for new water. Why should anyone cooperate with NTMWD when they see no evidence of serious conservation?
Weather. Anyone have an idea on how to manage it?
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denisew
Community Expert
Posts: 8758
Loc: Allen, TX
Reg: 02-18-02
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03-25-12 11:21 AM - Post#147036
In response to SB
We will continue to be in stage 3 starting April 1 with the exception that we will be able to water once a week, but before 10 am and after 6 pm on our specified watering day. So, if right now your watering day is Sunday twice a month, it will continue to be on Sunday once a week. It would be a good idea to have an irrigation specialist re-evaluate your sprinkler system to make sure you are not wasting water. This might include moving or replacing sprinkler heads, adjusting water pressure, converting to drip irrigation in some areas, etc. The city has a rebate program of up to $125 depending on how much work is done.
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jogo
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Posts: 1321
Reg: 08-31-05
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03-25-12 02:11 PM - Post#147039
In response to denisew
The city has a rebate program of up to $125 depending on how much work is done.
Do you have a link for the specifics of that rebate? I need to have our sprinkler adjusted soon - the extreme heat last summer took a toll on my sprinker system. If I can only water once per week, I need to make sure my system is at its peak performance and I certainly can use a rebate!
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denisew
Community Expert
Posts: 8758
Loc: Allen, TX
Reg: 02-18-02
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03-25-12 05:21 PM - Post#147042
In response to jogo
Here is a direct link to the rebate program: http://cityofallen.org/index.aspx?nid=969
It is the first rebate listed.
And, here is a link to suggested ways to conserve water outdoors: http://cityofallen.org/index.aspx?NID=977
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Joe Armstrong
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Posts: 34
Reg: 01-06-12
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03-26-12 07:14 AM - Post#147053
In response to denisew
I can't say enough good things about the city's water conservation rebate programs. Rebates have paid my water bill more than once. Low documentation and quick turn around times. VERY VERY GOOD programs!
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DrivinTooFast
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Posts: 1349
Reg: 02-20-08
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03-27-12 05:13 PM - Post#147154
In response to Joe Armstrong
I would have much rather had the water release done on my trees and garden through the water system then out the back of the spillway. They could have started the April 1st start of weekly watering early.
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Fred The Fisherman
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Posts: 194
Reg: 09-11-06
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03-27-12 05:39 PM - Post#147156
In response to DrivinTooFast
The water HAS to be released because anything over a certain level belongs to the City of Dallas through water rights, from what I've read.
Very unlikely we will ever be back at stage 2 drought conditions due to 20% loss of incoming water from Lake Texoma due to the zebra mussels. Until they find a solution or a replacement we are going to be under water restrictions.
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readingu
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Posts: 705
Reg: 02-08-04
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03-28-12 03:19 PM - Post#147197
In response to Fred The Fisherman
DMN article for today
Link
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jogo
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Posts: 1321
Reg: 08-31-05
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03-29-12 09:56 AM - Post#147228
In response to denisew
Thanks Denise. Unfortunately, that rebate isn't going to help me because I'm not redoing my system, only repairing some issues. Based on what the irrigation guy tells me, it would cost about $4000 to get my sprinker system replaced to meet current City of Allen standards which are some of the most stringent in the area (and I have a standard sized yard with a pool taking up most of the backyard).
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rw
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Posts: 427
Reg: 10-11-01
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03-29-12 01:26 PM - Post#147250
In response to jogo
Thanks Denise. Unfortunately, that rebate isn't going to help me because I'm not redoing my system, only repairing some issues. Based on what the irrigation guy tells me, it would cost about $4000 to get my sprinker system replaced to meet current City of Allen standards which are some of the most stringent in the area (and I have a standard sized yard with a pool taking up most of the backyard).
I highly recommend that you get a second opinion...
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jogo
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Posts: 1321
Reg: 08-31-05
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03-29-12 01:48 PM - Post#147252
In response to rw
I'm not getting my sprinkler system replaced, no need to get an estimate. I'll be outside handwatering my grass with a hose before we spend $4000!!
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denisew
Community Expert
Posts: 8758
Loc: Allen, TX
Reg: 02-18-02
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03-29-12 02:33 PM - Post#147254
In response to jogo
I had a licensed irrigator come out this week to do an evaluation on my sprinkler system that we've had in place for about 15 years. She said in a perfect world that it would cost about $3,000 to change everything out to meet the city's irrigation regulations. But, since I am grandfathered in, she suggested less expensive alternatives such as replacing the rotor heads with a different kind of head, capping off a couple heads, changing out heads which were in place along an area where we used to have a fence to a 90 degree head or other appropriate angle, raising or lowering heads, etc. - all things we can do ourselves for a whole lot less money. She is going to send an evaluation report to me via e-mail with the suggested changes which will help when I go to get the parts. She also helped me set my timer correctly which should help conserve water. Also, the sprinkler heads she suggested are not available at the big box stores. She will give me a list of places in her e-mail that sell them. I am looking forward to getting her report in the next day or two.
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DrivinTooFast
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Posts: 1349
Reg: 02-20-08
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04-04-12 08:49 AM - Post#147663
In response to denisew
Plant wildflowers - Done.
1. No watering
2. No Mowing
3. No fertilization
Where is my rebate for that!
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pcrtx
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Posts: 36
Reg: 09-01-07
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04-04-12 10:43 AM - Post#147677
In response to DrivinTooFast
And they are still tacking on the water usage surcharge on our monthly bill that we have to pay when we are in a drought! Gotta love government.
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StacyLynn624
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Posts: 841
Loc: East Side
Reg: 09-24-04
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04-26-12 05:50 PM - Post#148487
In response to pcrtx
I just posted in the Town Hall forum, but there's a line in the Stage 3 ordinance that "Prohibits the operation of spray ground recreation water parks that do not treat and recirculate water."
That means, that my kid's day care, which has one spray fountain that is uphill from a city pond, can't have splash days this summer. For those of you unfamiliar, splash days are 15 minutes a day. Each class gets their own day. They go out for 15 minutes around 9am. They did this all last summer in the middle of the drought.
Basically, what this says is that you can go to Celebration Park, but those of you who's parent's both work and have to send you to day care are SOL. Not only that, but when it's really hot, they can't go outside at all, so splash day may be the only time they go outside all week, if it's really hot.
I'm sure that Target will be selling Slip N Slides, but my kid can't play for 15 minutes every Friday in the water when there's no drought.
I just sent an email to the head of the Water Conservation Department, and copied every City Council Member, the City Manager and the Mayor.
I'm so angry right now!
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Don4
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Posts: 370
Loc: Allen 1993
Reg: 04-11-06
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04-26-12 07:11 PM - Post#148498
In response to StacyLynn624
They did this all last summer in the middle of the drought.
... and they should have been fined, right?
Edited by Don4 on 04-26-12 07:13 PM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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