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July 2024 Hello fellow Rainwater harvesters! A lot has been happening here at Dripping Rainwater! Throughout the last few months, we have made connections with some pretty cool folks in the conservation community. Groups like Sustainable Dripping Springs have popped up in the area and are spreading word about important topics, such as enviromental sustainability, and the increasing issues about water availability and quality in our area. SDS hosts their meetings here at the office and will be holding their next meeting on July 24th at 6:30pm. Feel free to stop by and check out their Hays County Roadshow presentations and to get more involved in the sustainable efforts in our area! This year has proved to be fruitful in the amount of rain we have received. A grand amount of around 18inches has dropped in the Dripping Springs area for the year. Everything seems to be glowing with green and the native grasses and plants look to be flourishing. As we have been lucky to see such improvement, this is not everlasting in the Texas summer climate. We are in the months where water becomes the most scarce, and we need to be proactive as a community to conserve as much water as possible. A great first step to conserving more water is to limit the amount of water used for landscaping. More than two thirds of the groundwater pumped from the Edwards Trinity Aquifer is for irrigation. Education on proper water usage would be incredibly beneficial to our community and the surrounding areas. Both installing a rainwater system and the implementation of planting more drought-resistant, native plants are great ways to do your part for the community. Till next time! Dripping Rainwater |
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