Woodlands Water has completed installation of Automated Metering Infrastructure (AMI) meters for all residential and commercial customers. These AMI or “smart meters” allow customers to track their usage on an hourly, daily or monthly basis through the online WaterSmart portal. Read on for some of the benefits of AMI meters and how the data they […]
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Cliff Roe Photography By Bob Dailey You understand the reason for water awareness and conservation. You’re diligently following the Defined Irrigation Schedule mandated in 2013 for the 10 MUDs served by Woodlands Water. You receive the Woodlands Water’s weekly irrigation recommendations, and you want to follow those too. (If you don’t receive the weekly email,
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Photo by Cliff Roe Photography By Bob Dailey Untold thousands of gallons of drinking water pour onto the Woodlands streets (and into the storm sewers) during lawn irrigation for much of the growing season. Much of that runoff is caused by running the irrigation zones too long. More water is being placed on the ground
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Woodlands Water rainwater stations located in The Woodlands relay data to Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District’s ET center, which, using Woodlands Water data as well as soil moisture, relative humidity, wind velocity and direction, solar penetration and other figures, interprets the data and sends it back to Woodlands Water, for distribution to our residents. By
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Photo by Cliff Roe Photography By Bob Dailey With water prices rising, and the conservation of drinking water encouraged, new findings have discovered ways to save water, cut water bills, and save money on lawn care. How? Make the lawn its own water harvesting device. According to studies completed by Texas A&M, Michigan State University
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By Bob Dailey Q. What’s the proper height to set your mower? A. Different types of turf require different heights of mowing. 1. From April through September, St. Augustine should be mowed at the height of 3-4 inches.2. Bermuda grass – 2 inches.3. Coarse-bladed Zoysia (japonica) – 1.5 – 2 inches.4. Fine-Bladed Zoysia (matrella) 1-2.5
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By Bob Dailey With proper lawn maintenance, your yard can thrive. Compost and organic fertilizer are critical to achieving a lawn this green. Located outside the Woodlands Water building on Lake Robbins Drive, this lawn has not received irrigation, except for rainwater for the last 11 months. How is that possible? Good lawn practices, proper
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In Texas, turf is the top crop, with 3,260,000 acres, far surpassing cotton (1,230,000 acres), corn (749,000 acres), sorghum (708,000 acres) and wheat (657,000 acres). Lawns are the largest “crop” in the United States. Lawns cover 40.5 million acres of land in this country. Compare that to 9.7 million acres of corn, 6.2 million acres
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Photo by Cliff Roe Photography By Bob Dailey Landscapers know that one of the most crucial elements to having a beautiful lawn is healthy soil. Healthy soil is loose and aerated, a place where roots can spread deeply and organisms thrive. Compacted soil, which lies underneath most lawns in The Woodlands, actually sets off a
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