Grounds & Beautification Committee

Email us:
Grounds@ChancellorsRidge.com

Committee Goal
Work with the Association to establish and maintain the aesthetic value of our community common areas.

Committee Members
Joel Pippin
Jim Wennerstrom
Anne Heymann (Woodlands Home Owner)
Dennis Stacey
Britta Kruegger (Board Liaison to GC)

Join the Grounds Committee!
We welcome new members at any time!  Please contact the committee chair by phone or email at:  Grounds@ChancellorsRidge.com

Important
Durham, N.C. — With drought conditions in the piedmont continuing ...
With little relief from recent rains, Durham City Manager Patrick W. Baker has enacted Stage III Moderate Mandatory Conservation of the City of Durham’s Water Conservation Ordinance, effective Friday, September 21, 2007.

Residents are asked to begin water conservation measures immediately and to rethink their overall water usage habits so they are in full compliance with the Stage III ordinance by Friday. “It is critical that our customers follow these mandatory restrictions to ensure that there is an adequate water supply for all,” Baker said. “We need to significantly decrease our daily water usage and our customers play a vital role in making sure we achieve this goal.” ...

See the complete information at the city’s web site at http://www.durhamnc.gov/news/NewsDisplay.cfm?vNewsID=1417 .
The city’s daily water status and the level of restriction currently in effect on any given day can be viewed at http://www.ci.durham.nc.us/departments/wm/water_update.cfm .

City of Durham Bans All Outdoor Lawn Watering
Durham, N.C. – The City of Durham has again tightend water restrictions, eliminating outdoor lawn watering and other outdoor irrigation beginning October 16, 2007.This announcement comes following an evaluation of last weekend’s water use combined with continued dry forecasts, according to City Manager Patrick W. Baker.Despite announcing last week that outdoor watering would be restricted to Saturdays only, Baker said that today’s move complements Governor Mike Easley’s request that municipalities require customers to eliminate outdoor watering, as well as reinforces the City’s current restrictions that limit vehicle washing and require that restaurants serve water to patrons only upon request.“After re-evaluating our water situation this weekend, I feel it’s prudent to cut back even more and even sooner that than we had anticipated,” Baker said. Since implementing Stage III Moderate Mandatory Conservation on September 21, usage has decreased by only 16 percent, significantly less than the City’s anticipated 30 percent goal. While the restrictions eliminate outdoor watering through use of automatic sprinkler systems and hose-end sprinklers, the use of hand- held watering containers or drip irrigation will still be allowed on Saturdays only, between 5 a.m. and 8 a.m. OR 5 p.m. and 8 p.m.“It is essential that we start working together to inform the public about the seriousness of our current water situation and how they can help make a difference,” Baker said. “With no significant rainfall in sight, we need to start thinking about ways that we can extend our water supply for the future.”The City has recently been in discussions with the City of Raleigh to implement similar water restrictions and adopt similar time tables. “Our goal was to minimize public confusion about outdoor water restrictions,” Baker said. “It can get confusing when different information about watering restrictions is provided from different sources depending on where you live. We’re all in similar situations now, so working together benefits the entire region.”Both jurisdictions will continue to use their existing enforcement strategies, with the City issuing warnings to violators and terminating water service for continued non-compliance.To help City staff monitor the effectiveness of these new mandatory restrictions, customers are encouraged to report water waste to Durham One Call at (919) 560-1200 or online at www.durhamnc.gov.

City staff updates the Water Supply Status Web site daily.

Residents may access the information from the red “hot link” on the homepage of the City’s Web site at www.durhamnc.gov. Additional conservation tips, information on water-wise landscaping or how to acquire rain barrels are also posted on the Web site.

Residents may also call the City’s Department of Water Management at (919) 560-4381 for additional information.

About the Department of Water Management
The City’s Department of Water Management is responsible for the operation and maintenance of Durham’s water supply, water treatment and water reclamation (wastewater treatment) facilities, the collection and distribution systems (including meter reading) and customer billing services. For more information on this department, visit the City’s Web site at www.durhamnc.gov/departments/wm/.

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