Watering Restrictions Go Into Effect on April 1

It's no April Fool's Day Joke.  Strict Watering Restrictions go into effect on April 1st.

From the City of Lubbock website:
The City is not running out of water. We have a long-term supply of water. The City needs to implement Stage 2 of its Drought Contingency Plan as a precautionary measure due to two major factors. First, the City will have less water available through the summer months than it did last year due to Lake Meredith’s water supply being exhausted in 2011 and Lake Alan Henry’s water supply not becoming available until the end of 2012. The gap in water supplies results in less water available this summer to handle peak the water demand. Second, meteorologists predict we will have another hot, dry summer resulting in above average water demand. Water restrictions starting on April 1st, focus on reducing and spreading out landscape irrigation times. About 50% of our water use during the summer months goes to irrigate our landscape. These restrictions will remain in place until the Lake Alan Henry water supply is functional. Until that time, we are asking all customers to take extra steps to use less water."

Current Restrictions

 

The following restrictions shall apply:

 

Landscape irrigation may occur only between the hours of 6:00 p.m.–10:00 a.m. from April 1-Sept. 30.

 

Landscape irrigation is restricted to one day per week. Irrigation schedules will be based on the last digit of the address: 

• 1 – Tuesday
• 2 – Wednesday
• 3/4 – Thursday
• 5/6 – Friday
• 7/8 – Saturday
• 9/0 – Sunday

 For example, 110 Main Street will water on Sunday

 73 Pine Avenue will water on Thursday

 5616 122nd Street will water on Friday

 

Irrigation shall provide a maximum of 1.5 inches per zone per week.

 

Winter irrigation may only occur when temperatures are above 35°F so as not to cause a freezing hazard and shall provide a maximum of 1.0 inch per zone per month for dormant grasses (i.e., Bermuda) and 1.0 inch per zone every two weeks for cool season grasses (i.e., Fescue).

 

Irrigation shall occur without significant water runoff, which can be accomplished by correctly cycling the sprinkler system and allowing time for the water to soak into the landscape between irrigation events.

 

Water customers will refrain from or significantly limit aesthetic and non-essential water use. Water shall not be used to wash down hard surfaced areas, including without limitation, sidewalks, parking lots, gutters and patios. Water shall not be used for dust control. However, water may be used for road construction or to clean surfaces for painting.

 

Hand watering for landscape irrigation purposes is allowed on a daily basis regardless of the time of the year.

 

New plant material may be irrigated on a more frequent basis until the new plant material is established. For further instructions on this please call the Water Resources Deparment at (806) 775-3596.

 

To report a violation of these restrictions or to leave a complaint about water runoff, please call the Water Wasting Hotline at 806-775-3952. To request a rain gauge to help measure 1.5 inches of water for your lawn, email us at soffutt@mail.ci.lubbock.tx.us.

 

 

 

It's Gone

The pavillion at Wagner Park is no more.  City crews demolished the structure on Wednesday. They even removed the walkway.  It's like it was  never there......

Minutes from January Association Meeting

Celeste Yoshinobu shared the minutes from the January Meeting of the Tech Terrace UNIT Neighborhood Association.

Meeting Minutes Tech Terrace UNIT NA

January 26, 2012

Hutchinson Middle School Cafeteria

Meeting called to order 6:07PM by Susan Tomlison

Treasury Report presented by Kirk Rodriguez

Proposed Bylaw changes presented by Melanie Barnes:  Add July general meeting in the Meetings section:  Change annual meeting to April

Motion made by Marjorie Manning to accept the bylaw changes

Seconded by Mary Vines

No discussion

Motion passed unanimously

Nominating Committee Report by John Winker

Current proposed ballot will be voted in at the April meeting.  Nominations are still being accept please contact committee with suggestions.

Current proposed ballot:

President- Susan Tomlinson

VP- Sandy Anderson

Secretary – Celeste Yoshinobu

Treasurer- Kirk Rodriguez

Quadrant Directors will be presented in April

Holiday Home Tour discussion-

Sandy Anderson asked for residents to consider reviving the home tour for 2012.  Please see Sandy if interested.

Committee Reports:

City Relations:

Mary Vines reports that the city expects to have enough money from the bond measure to provide some of the aesthetic improvements to 34^th Street.  Feb 14 will be a groundbreaking event and the section of 34^th Street between University and Indiana will be the starting point.

Aesthetics Report- Need volunteers

Pavilion Report- Gazebo going in as a compromise per general meeting vote in Oct meeting

Social Committee Report:

Need volunteers.  Movies in the park is likely to be out due to inflatable ordinance that passed in the fall.

Safety Committee Report- Tour de Tech Terrace continues to come above ground and provide information to LPD to improve safety. 

Communications Committee Report- Neighborhood currently has a Facebook page and is working on a neighborhood blog.  Paper newsletter will continue in the spring.

Dog Park Discussion- The issue of dogs being off-leash in Tech Terrace Park was raised and discussed, citing the safety concerns that some residents have, the desire for the social benefits (for both the dogs and dog owners), and the actual wording of the city ordinance leash law. A compromise was suggested that might involve proposing a new ordinance that allows dogs to be off-leash during certain hours of the day only. This idea met with favor and it was suggested that the dog park subcommittee should investigate its feasibility.

New Business-

Sarah Duncan asked the NA to support the movement to keep block scheduling at LHS as it is conducive to the LEAP Program the NA helped encourage in the 1970’s.  She encouraged individuals to write the Board of Trustees for LISD.

Mary Vines moved that a letter from the NA be sent to LISD in support of the LEAP program and a bell schedule that would best fit that program. 

Melanie Barnes seconded the motion

No discussion

Motion passed unanimously

Sandy Anderson suggested that the letter be sent to each member of the Board of Trustees.

Meeting Adjourned