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Show 11 SPRINGVILLE HERALD, Section 2 Thursday, July 5, 2007 Water conservation tips for Maplelon residents invited to be part of celebration Iff All uiuari irri&auuii muuui As the heat of the summer sum-mer hits, many homeowners homeown-ers are spending more time watering their lawn and landscape. In fact, experts estimate that July is one of the top months for landscape water use. That's why the Irrigation Association (IA) has designated des-ignated July as 'Smart Irrigation Ir-rigation Month. Nationwide, landscape irrigation is estimated to account for almost one-third one-third of all residential water use, totaling more than 7 billion gallons per day. Experts estimate that up to 50 percent of that water is lost due to over-watering, over-watering, evaporation, or bad irrigation system design and maintenance. Here are some tips from the water management experts at Toro on how you can water your lawn and landscape with the utmost efficiency. . Put a layer of mulch around your plants. Mulching helps to retain moisture and prevents evaporation. A generous amount of 3-to-5 inches is best. Raise the blade on your lawn mower. Closely Close-ly cropped grass requires more water. Recycle your grass clippings back into your lawn by using a mulching mower. You'll not only conserve water, you'll save time while mowing. If you use a hose and portable sprinkler, buy a hose end timer to regulate your watering time. Consider installing a home irrigation system. Properly installed automatic auto-matic sprinkler and drip irrigation systems can eliminate the time and hassle of hauling hoses around your property. More important, irrigation irriga-tion systems decrease water consumption by improving the accuracy, timing and delivery of water, reducing runoff and preventing over watering. wa-tering. If you already have a home irrigation system, consider upgrading your timer. New technology makes it easier than ever to program and monitor moni-tor your watering needs. Also, make sure your system has a rain sensor. sen-sor. Many states and local lo-cal water districts now require rain sensors that interrupt the watering program when a specific Calling all,Mapleton residents.. You can be amount of rain has fallen, part of the July 24th f es- Sweep your sidewalks tivities in Mapleton by and driveway rather than sharing your arts and hosing them down. handy craft talents. Plant native plants Please help Mapleton's that are adapted to your legacy of showcasing the climate; they require less arts and talents of the watering and can reduce citizens live on and enter outdoor water use by 20 your works. The items to 50 percent. Install a drip irrigation irriga-tion system around your shrubs, hanging baskets, flower and vegetable gardens. gar-dens. Drip irrigation systems sys-tems use 50 percent less water than conventional sprinklers. The best time to water is in the morning. Watering Water-ing during this time of day reduces the amount of evaporation and allows plants to dry out during the day, which cuts down on diseases. Group plants with similar watering needs together. Remove weeds regularly regu-larly as they compete with your lawn for water. will be displayed at the old Memorial Hall in the park during the 24th of July celebration. There has been a sign up sheet circulating circulat-ing throughout the LDS church wards in Maple-ton Maple-ton and at the city office. If you haven't an opportunity oppor-tunity to sign up, or if you have any questions, call Linda or Bud Harper, 489-9636. Please don't be shy about letting all of Mapleton Ma-pleton enjoy your talent. Bring your items to the Memorial Hall between 7 and 9 a.m. on Tuesday, July 24. Items will be displayed from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Please pick up item(s) between 2 and 3 p.m. on the same day. Remember this is to share talents with Mapleton Ma-pleton citizens, no selling sell-ing or advertising will be allowed. Because of space, they ask that you limit your entries to three items per person. To love what you do and feel that it matters, how could anything be more fun? - Katherine Graham Winning may not be everything, ev-erything, but losing has little to recomment it. - Dianne Feinstein There are no hopeless situations; there are only men who have grown helpless about them. - Claire Boothe Luce r i 1 Pi i-v .',. J a TV 1 Ik- The approximately 70 members of the American Fork Symphony will join together Wednesday, July 11, to present a "pops" concert on a grand scale as part of the American Fork Steel Days celebration. The outdoor concert, under the direction of conductors Alan Allred and Terry Hill, will begin at 7 p.m. in the American Fork Amphitheater, 850 E. 700 North, American Fork. Admission is free. J TSr I.1 i n x 1 r '1 i ' m s N v ' if ,i . 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