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Cold ... for Southern California
On 12/29/2015 6:41 PM, David E. Ross wrote:
On 12/29/2015 12:43 PM, Frank wrote: On 12/29/2015 12:03 PM, David E. Ross wrote: On 12/29/2015 8:00 AM, songbird wrote: David E. Ross wrote: ... December is not completely over yet, but we have had more winter chill November-December (113 hours) than we had entire last winter November-March (102 hours). By Friday (New Year Day), we might even exceed the winter two years ago (127 hours). Yes, I know that winter does not start in November and is over before the end of March. But my garden responds to chill that occurs from the start of November until the end of March. how much of the rains of the past few weeks have been getting to you? here it has been warmer than normal up until the past few days when it has started to be winter again. songbird With a rain-year that runs 1 October through 30 September, we have had 1.02 inches so far. Last rain-year, we already had 5.03 inches by this date. Looking at records, I see here in Delaware we average 43 inches per year. Averages about the same over the seasons with slightly more in the summer. I don't think I watered the lawn once this past season. With a well I have unlimited water but hear of people similar to me paying maybe $60/month for municipal water which I think is excessive. Every now and then we have a dry period and those on city water are asked to conserve and not to water lawns. Where I live, the soils and subsoils are so highly mineralized that well water is not suitable even for cattle let alone humans. My monthly water bill from an independent government water and sewage agency (not a for-profit water company) averages $99.66. In this community, housing tracts are too dense for septic systems. Sewage fees are added to our property tax bill: $534.24 per year. Sounds about what people here pay for water and sewer. For outside incorporated areas bills are separate with water bill from water company and sewer bill from county based on amount of water you use. Our well water is great and I drink it but wife noticed slight sediment on standing and drinks bottled water. I only have a sediment filter and do not treat the water. When my parents were alive they would sometimes come here for drinking water when theirs got over chlorinated. None in my area are on water lines and all have wells but half our development is in sewage. When they brought sewers in those that could have to access service pay whether they use it or not and if they do use it pay for hook-up. This is at the bottom of the hill I live on and some really needed it with antiquated cesspools or one that dumped treated grey water with chlorine dumping it into creek past his house. My septic is up to date and works well. Figure including occasional pumping of septic sediment tank and well repairs that I have saved thousands over the years. |
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