Great catch, Heather!
It is also an excellent time to make sure none of your toilets are running and
that you have no other leaks. The Lincoln Water Dept. has guidance on their
website for how to check for leaks.
Thank you,Michelle BarnesWater CommissionerSouth Great Road
On Tuesday, July 26, 2022 at 07:36:56 AM EDT, Heather Ring via Lincoln
<[email protected]> wrote:
If you have an irrigation system please check the programming! On an early
morning walk today we were amazed at the number of sprinkler systems running
like usual in Lincoln watering lawns.
-Heather
Heather Ring pronouns: she/her/hers
On Jul 25, 2022, at 20:02, Leslie Turek <[email protected]> wrote:
It would make sense to allow the one pool that is shared by many people to
stay in operation in preference to individual pools that only serve a single
family. (I don't swim so have no interest in this either way, but it just
makes sense to me.)Leslie Turek
On Mon, Jul 25, 2022 at 7:08 PM Jessica Ko <[email protected]> wrote:
Does this mean that the town pool can’t top off their water as well?
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On Jul 25, 2022, at 3:31 PM, Sasha Golden <[email protected]> wrote:
Another almost-native Californian here.
Mulch.
Drip irrigation for your most precious trees and shrubs only.
Xeriscaping -- look for drought-tolerant bedding plants, annuals, and grass
replacements. Russell's has a good selection and very helpful people.
Replace water-hungry grass with a mixture of micro-clover and thyme once fall
comes. It will look nice and green and you'll barely need to mow it. The clover
will make your soil healthier as well.
If your soil is compacted, aerate it or turn it over and add plenty of compost
to help it hold water.
Perhaps the Water Department and the Garden Club could team up with UMass
Extension and/or Russell's to develop handouts or presentations on this
important topic.
On Mon, Jul 25, 2022 at 10:27 AM Staci Montori <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi! Being a native Californian I know the drought protocols so well. First and
foremost, super short showers, turning the water off between shampoo, shaving,
no brushing teeth in showers, and no baths except if multiple people use it.
Have a bucket in the shower to catch water and then use this on favorite
suffering plants. Only flush the toilet when absolutely necessary. “If it’s
yellow let it mellow, if it’s brown flush it down.” Is a childhood mantra for
any one raised there! Always have rain barrels catch every precious
precipitation drop. Fill bird baths with water from your rain barrels. Put
indoor plants outside during a shower. I really didn’t think I would be doing
this again here in New England- the rains have always amazed me here and part
of the reason I have put roots down here. Sadly, Climate Emergency is here and
now. And we can’t run to any where and hide from it. We need to stop burning
fossil fuel for a livable planet! Call Gov. Baker today and get him to sign the
Climate Bill on his desk! Warm regards,Staci
On Mon, Jul 25, 2022 at 10:09 AM RAandBOB <[email protected]> wrote:
Please send me ideas you have for getting your plantings through the drought
and conserving indoor water as well. Especially those of you who have been
through droughts before or who have lived in dry climates.
Ruth Ann
(She, her, hers)
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