Coming back to Sun City after a short trip to Arizona for my sister's wedding, it was really nice to be greeted with the cooler temperatures and abundant rain. Just for the month of October we have received 2.68 inches of rain and have had and accumulated evapotranspiration (ET) total of 1.78 inches. ET is a calculated value representing the amount of moisture that has evaporated and transpired from the soil given daily weather conditions.Based on the ET and rainfall totals, all irrigation systems should be shut off.
With the promise of more rain and cooler temperatures to come we can probably make it through the rest of the month without running our systems at all. Also I received word from the city that the 2 day a week watering restrictions went into effect on Monday, October 14th. Residents should receive official notification in the mail.
