Cedar Park Lawns Featured on New Website – Is Yours?

Local residents will be logging on to look for theirs and their neighbors’ lawns with the launch of a new website showcasing beautiful water-wise Cedar Park landscapes. The City of Cedar Park’s Water-Thrifty Landscapes website features three Cedar Park residents and their lawns, which highlight easy, everyday ways to have a beautiful yard while efficiently using water — a great way to keep your lawn healthy during the drought.

The website showcases landscapes that require very little water, making them “water-thrifty.” Each demonstrates outdoor water conservation in a variety of ways — all while keeping a beautiful, healthy lawn. Visit the website and click on the photos to learn more about what your neighbors are doing to retain a beautiful yard, even during a drought.

Already have a beautiful low-water lawn? Enter the Water-Thrifty Landscapes Contest for your chance to win prizes! The grand prize winner will receive a $1,000 ticket credit to any Cedar Park Center event and will be featured on the Water-Thrifty Landscapes website. Two runners-up will also receive prizes.

Warm-Weather Watering Tips

Cedar Park is in an exceptional drought — the most severe drought category — highlighting the importance for the community to actively make efficient water use decisions this summer. Temperatures in Central Texas have entered the 100s earlier than usual this year, and water levels continue to drop. According to LCRA, Lake Travis’ water level is currently more than 20 feet below the monthly average.

Do your part to help conserve Lake Travis by following these simple warm-weather watering tips:

• Follow your watering schedule. Prevent over-watering and help conserve by following the Cedar Park watering schedule. Also remember to water before 10 a.m. and after 7 p.m. to prevent evaporation.
• Only water one inch per week. Your lawn only needs one inch of water each week to stay healthy. One easy way to measure one inch of water is to place an empty tuna can in your yard while running your sprinklers. Once the water has reached the top of the can, it’s time to stop watering.
• Limit all non-essential water use. Non-essential water use includes:
  • Washing vehicles, boats and trailers
  • Using landscape irrigation systems
  • Refilling or adding water to swimming pools, wading pools or ponds
  • Operating any ornamental fountain or other similar structure
  • Watering patios, driveways, parking areas, streets, tennis courts, sidewalks or other paved areas
  • Watering foundations

For more tips, visit the Water IQ website.

Test Your Water IQ for Prizes!

The Water IQ Trivia Contest began this month. Don’t miss your chance to win prizes! Follow the City of Cedar Park on Twitter and Facebook, and watch for the next trivia question post. You could win movie theater passes, Texas Stars or Austin Toros gear, and more!

Around Town

The Water IQ booth made its first stop of the season at the Cedar Park Farms to Market on June 11. The booth featured the Cedar Park Water IQ “Odd or Even?” campaign, which focuses on raising awareness about water conservation. Visitors won “Odd” or “Even” T-shirts playing the Water IQ Board Game, took the Water IQ pledge and more.

Residents pose with the “Odd or Even?” cutouts.

Look for the Water IQ booth at the Cedar Park Fourth of July Celebration in Milburn Park. We hope to see you there!