Archive for Water Conservation

Finally a Storm!

A storm finally moved in at the end of last week and according to the weather station up at the Rocky Point tank site, we received .43 inches of rain.  That is almost half an inch!  While we need much more rain and snow than this to pull us out of this drought, it is better than nothing and we will take it.

We are hoping that February and March turn out to be much wetter than January was.  However, since we don’t have a crystal ball here at the water district, we cannot predict what will happen weather wise.  What we can be sure of however, is the fact that the residents of Pine Cove have been and will continue to conserve as much water as possible.  For this we are very grateful.  When times get tough, Pine Covers really step up to the plate and do what needs to be done to get through the tough times.  We know this, because we have seen you in action.

Water conservation is an integral part of living on the hill.  We are solely dependent on our ground wells here in Pine Cove and have no back up sources of water.  We take great care to pump water from different wells throughout our district so as not to deplete any one particular area too much.  Keeping water loss and use to a minimum, will enable us to continue to provide clean, potable water to everyone here in Pine Cove.  So remember, conserve water regardless of whether or not we are in a drought.  Conserving water when we are not in a drought is like putting money in the bank for a rainy day.  Or in the case of a drought, for a sunny day.  Keep up the good work Pine Covers!

Remember to turn off your water at your customer valve anytime you leave your mountain home.

 

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Water Saving Kits

With this winter’s lack of moisture, comes the reality of having to conserve water.  While this should be an ongoing way of life, here on the hill, the weather we are having, or the lack of it, seems to effect how much we think about water conservation.

In an effort to boost your conservation efforts, we are providing a few items to our Pine Cove Water District customers, FREE OF CHARGE!  That’s right.  Stuff for free.

For your outside areas, we have compost you can add to your soil to improve it.  We also have wood chips that you can put on your garden to help retain moisture.  The wood chips will eventually decompose and turn into compost as well, there by improving your soil as well.

We also have water saving kits by Niagara Conservation available free of charge to any Pine Cove Water customer.  These are great kits and include the following items:

1 Earth Massage 1.5 GPM showerhead with a two setting massage spray showerhead.

1 Kitchen Swivel 1.5 GPM Aerator with dual spray functionality, with wide spray radius and water pausing on/off valve.

2 Bathroom Faucet 1.0 GPM Aerators that deliver half the flow, but twice the power.  These are commercial grade aerators for the home.

1 Toilet Water Saver (Fill Cycle Diverter)- This patented water saver takes excess water from the bowl and diverts it to  the tank to reduce water consumption.  (This is NOT a flow restricting device.)

Toilet Leak Detection Tablets that are FDA certified, non-toxic dye tablets used to detect leaks in toilets.

Water Conservation Wheel that provides useful ways to conserve water around the house.

Flow Meter Bag.  The kit bag doubles as a flow meter to identify water wasters throughout the home.

This is a pretty good deal considering it is free of charge.  So stop by the office any time during normal business hours and pick up your water saving kit.

We also have our famous blue bird houses back in stock.  While they don’t help you save any water, they do provide shelter to our little bird friends here on the hill.

Our office is located at 24917 Marion Ridge Road and we are open Monday thru Friday from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. So stop by today and get your free stuff!

 

Posted in: Compost, Conservation, Freebies, From the Office, Garden, Mulch, Water Conservation, Wood chips

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