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Get ready to shut down watering for winter

Submitted by Water Matters, a subcommittee of the NRO

October is the time to this year? You can view your water use valuable water conservation tips and
shorten irrigation run history over the past four years by logging practices. If you are interested please send
times. If temperatures onto GUARD (Georgetown Utilities an email to [email protected].
during the month stay Analysis and Reporting Doorway). To sign Water Matters evaluations and
cool during the day up go to https://guard.georgetown.org. If information
and night, the controller should be set you are new to this site you will need to set The Water Matters Team is available to
to 75% seasonal adjustment. This will up access by entering your account number help you become more familiar with your
automatically cut your watering times. and creating a login name and password. irrigation system. If you would like an
There is no need to make any other This site gives you analytical data for evaluation before your system is shut off,
adjustments to your controller. If you water and electric use by week, month or go to the Water Matters link on the NRO
need help doing this we have created a historical view. Having access to this website and complete an evaluation form.
short videos on the RainBird and Hunter information is very helpful in managing The evaluator in your area will contact you
Pro C controllers; they are located on the yearly energy use. to set a date and time for your evaluation.
Water Matters website. If you still need No evaluations will take place between
help, contact your Water Ambassador for Become a Water Matters Ambassador November 1 – March 30.
assistance. By the end of the month we in your neighborhood
should be able to turn off the irrigation Voting for Nov. 7
controller and leave it off until March. Each year the Water Matters committee election
reaches out to neighborhoods looking
How much water did you use during for residents who would like to become Early voting - CCW
the watering season? Water Ambassadors. The role of Water Monday, Oct. 23 through
Ambassador is to help neighbors set their Wednesday, Nov. 1
Do you know how much water you used irrigation controllers and communicate 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
No voting on Sunday, Oct. 29
2018 Holiday venue drawing Thursday, Nov. 2 and
Friday, Nov. 3
Wednesday, Nov. 1, 10 a.m., SCB 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Election day – CCF and SCB
Submitted by Cindy Marsac, Event Services Supervisor Tuesday, Nov. 7
7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
As Sun City Texas continues to grow, it Social Center monitor’s desk no later
is necessary to have a drawing each fall than Friday, Oct. 27. Any chartered club
to allocate venues for the following year’s or neighborhood requesting space for a
December holiday events. All chartered holiday party MUST have a representative
club and neighborhood request forms present at the drawing to select their date.
and procedures will be sent out via email If you have any questions, please contact
the first week in October and must be Cindy Marsac at cindy.marsac@sctexas.
returned to the locked container at the org or 512-948-7415.

Oak wilt: easy to prevent, difficult to treat CARDINAL BATHING BY BARBARA LUNA
OCTOBER 2017 SUNRAYS | 15
The major disease threat to live and red oak trees in our area is oak wilt, a
fungus spread by sap beetles. Prevent the spread of the disease by painting
all wounds on oaks, all year long. Keep a spray can of pruning paint in your
garage to immediately paint any wounds on your trees. Pruning, weed-eater
and machinery cuts on the trunk and exposed roots are especially susceptible
to infection. Sap beetles carry the disease spores from one oak to another, but
the paint stops them. Every minute you wait after the wound occurs increases
the chance of infection. The first two days are most critical.
If you have any concern about the health of your oak tree, please contact an
arborist immediately.
For more information about oak wilt, visit http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/
archives/parsons/trees/oakwilt.html.
Source: Texas A&M AgriLife Extension

ONLINE: SCTEXAS.ORG