There are a number of things to do in the garden during fall season and there are many native plants that can be planted at this time. Ceanothus, toyon, and other native shrubs with their deep, dense roots make excellent choices for erosion control. Plant bulbs that thrive in this climate such as anemones, daffodils, ranunculus, and South African babiana.
The Palmdale Water District is proposing to establish a “Water Supply Fee” that will provide funding for the acquisition of new water supplies to support new development. The Board of Directors will be considering this proposed fee at the September 25, 2013 regular Board meeting. New development will pay the proposed Water Supply Fee to provide the water for their projects. Existing customers will not be charged.
he Palmdale Water District Board of Directors, at the regular board meeting, on August 29, 2003, announced the winner of the “Before the first Drop” campaign survey drawing.
Some twenty years ago, Palmdale Water District started working with the US Forest Service to manage sediment in Littlerock Reservoir. Sediment (rocks, gravel, and soil) has been washing down from the San Gabriel Mountains, above the dam, since the Dam was completed in 1924.
On Friday June 28, 2013, Governor Edmund G. Brown urged Californians to make July “Water Smart Month.”
We are all invited by Governor Edmund G. Brown to make July “Water Smart Month.” As the Governor announced, “I invite all Californians to practice more sustainable water consumption, whether it be watering the lawn less frequently, constructing a drip irrigation system for the garden or upgrading existing systems with smart irrigation controllers.”
The District’s “Before the First Drop” campaign is divided into three phases; the first survey, the education phase, and the last survey. The first survey ended April 30th. To be entered into the drawing for a new landscape renovation, many PWD customers have filled out the first survey. In July, there will be another survey.
The Palmdale Water District is hosting a FREE landscape workshop on how to design a sustainable landscape.
The Palmdale Water District is hosting a FREE landscape workshop on how to design a sustainable landscape.
The District’s “Before the First Drop” campaign is well on its way. To be entered into the drawing for a new landscape renovation, PWD customers filled out the first survey. In July, there will be another survey. All customers that turned in their first survey need to be sure and fill out the second survey to be entered into the drawing.
