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CA NEWS
Board Member Views Submitted by Gary Preston, Secretary
Let’s continue with water conservation measures
The heavy rainfall has subsided, lakes are filling and some was all that was necessary to maintain a healthy landscape
are full. It was recently reported that we had record rainfall and that homeowners should not return to the three times
in the first six months of 2015, with some reports stating that a week irrigation schedule that the City of Georgetown has
we already have had our annual average rainfall. This is good authorized. What is recommended by the NRO is that lawn
news, with most of Texas no longer officially in drought, at irrigation be equivalent to about 1 inch of water a week. If it
least for now. Even the City of Georgetown recently announced rains, that amount of rain should be adjusted from the week’s
we can return to irrigating our lawns three times a week. total and irrigation reduced to account for the amount of rain
received. At a recent LMH Committee Meeting, with TCB
Water is an essential commodity resource, and it is in our in attendance, they collectively decided that they would only
best long-term-interest to conserve this necessary resource. irrigate twice a week, as recommended by the NRO, and not
Yes, the City of Georgetown returned our irrigation schedule the permitted three times a week allowed by the city. This will
to three times a week, but it is our opinion in Sun City Texas save Sun City residents money, maintain healthy landscapes
that irrigating two times a week is more than adequate to and conserve water.
maintain a healthy landscape.
Like gold and oil, water is a commodity, and it is vital for
This very subject of water conservation was presented and human life and happens to be rather scarce. We need to do
discussed at the NRO Meeting and the LMH Committee our part to conserve this vital resource for the future.
meeting. At the recent NRO Meeting, a presentation was
communicated to the representatives about water usage Any questions about how to go about this conservation measure
in Sun City Texas and the significant reductions in usage for an individual residence should be addressed to the NRO
that have been accomplished to date. The recommendation or your neighborhood water ambassador.
to the neighborhood representatives was based on studies
and experience that indicated that twice a week irrigation
CA BOARD RESIDENT MEMBERS Upcoming Board Workshops
and Meetings
Gary Sandercock Bob Glandt
Treasurer Vice President Workshops and Meetings held quarterly
512-966-8447 512-819-0912 WORKSHOP
[email protected] [email protected] Thursday, Aug. 13
1 p.m., SCB, Live on Channel 79
Gary E. Preston Sandy Goodman
Secretary Resident Member RESIDENT DIRECTORS’ OPEN
512-868-9928 512-868-3453 SESSION
[email protected] [email protected] Wednesday, Aug. 19, 3 p.m., CCG
MEETING
Brent Baker, President 512-532-3358 • [email protected] Thursday, Aug. 27
1 p.m., SCB, Live on Channel 79
8 | SUNRAYS AUGUST 2015 Board Agenda and Minutes are posted on-
line at www.sctexas.org > Resident Home
Community Association Info > Board.
Board Meetings and Workshops are shown live on
Channel 79. BOD Meetings are rebroadcast on the
day of the meeting at 6 and 8 p.m. and the following
Wednesday at 6 p.m. Workshops are rebroadcast at 6
and 8 p.m. the day of the workshop. All Board Work-
shops and Meetings are posted on the website follow-
ing the Meeting under Communications > Videos.
ONLINE: SCTEXAS.ORG
