Water Wise

We in Higley Groves West received a report from our landscape company today that says we are 7% over the recommended water use for the year. And I take that to be good news. Why good news, you ask? Because there is no allotment for water for the TREES in that calculation. We have over 2000 trees in Higley Groves West and they are getting to be a good size and need significant water. With that water, they clean our air and cool our environment. A great use for the water, in my opinion. I am going to try to get the calculations formally updated to include the water needs of the trees. But in the meanwhile, it looks to me like we are doing quite well on conserving our water. One of the reasons is that we irrigate the trees with drip lines, so we don't have to overwater the turf to get enough water to the tree roots. It would be nice if we had automatic systems to turn off the irrigation when it rains like the rest of Morrison Ranch, but the cost of adding that capability now hasn't seemed worth it to the Board. But the landscape company, the management company, and the Board work hard to keep Higley Groves West both green and water wise.