Water Wise Denton

Remember to adjust your sprinklers to account for the rain! Use water wisely and avoid flooding your yard.

Now is also a great time to add mulch to your yard and protect fall plantings.

Yesterday we used 5 million more gallons than used Sunday. While the cool spell was welcome and nice, lake levels are still decreasing. Lake Lewisville is now down 79.8% and Ray Roberts is down 93.2%. Please continue to follow the summer watering ordinance which is in effect through the end of September.

Yesterday's water usage was 29.5 Million Gallons. Thank you all for adjusting your water habits when it rained. The next few days predict rain, please continue to adjust your watering habits (especially set-it-and-forget -it sprinkler systems). While we are so very grateful for the much needed rain, the lake levels do still continue to drop. Lewisville is down to 80.8% and Ray Roberts is down to 93.6%.We can continue to mitigate lake level reductions by only irrigating when necessary.

We are very excited to have finally received some rain! Please help us use the rain to its full benefit - adjust your sprinklers to skip today/ tomorrows watering so we can reduce the amount of water we need to pull from the lake.

Friendly reminder that there is an annual watering ordinance which prohibits the watering of lawns from 10 am to 6 pm from June 1 through September 30.

Lake Levels continue to drop, Lewisville is now down to 81.8% and Ray Roberts is down to 94.1%

Please continue to conserve, forecasted rain is not a guarantee, and conservation matters both in time of drought and time of plenty.

Have you seen the wonderful news? North Texas is supposed to receive a cool front next Monday! The outside is once again habitable and many of us will have the urge to garden again. As things become green once more, remember to plant drought tolerant plants, trees, and shrubs so that your investment lasts through next summer.

A great choice is Grapes! Grapes have extensive root systems, which allow them to survive when other plants succumb to the heat. There are many varieties that thrive in Zone 8, and muscadine grapes do exceptionally well in this area.

Lake Lewisville water levels are now down to 83.7%, having dropped from 92.4% just one month prior.

Built in 1955, Lake Lewisville is one of the two water sources for Denton.

Did you know that fall is the best time to plant fruit trees in North Texas? Because our summers are so hot, planting a fruit tree in spring often does not give the tree an opportunity to grow and establish deep roots for drought tolerance before the heat sets in. Planting in fall allows the tree to grow deep roots, go through dormancy in winter, then awaken with the rest of the earth in spring to continue to grow roots, taking full advantage of the entire spring season. A great choice for fruit tree is the pomegranate tree. Native to the desert, this fruit tree thrives on little care and in extreme heat and drought conditions. In the event we have to go into watering restrictions, the pomegranate will still thrive , even under the most restricted outdoor watering.