In addition, the survey showed an outdated control system. That survey revealed broken sprinkler heads, leaks, high water pressure and generally poor sprinkler coverage, which led to patchy areas of dry grass.
#Santa margarita water district budget free#
The project was founded on the heels of a free survey of the church grounds conducted in September by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, which works directly with the SMWD. The final $16,544 was provided in the form of a rebate from the Santa Margarita Water District. The project took roughly four months to complete and cost just under $70,000, according to figures provided by Jacobson. The church is projected to use no more than 700,000 gallons per year with the new landscaping. “From the plants to the people involved, everyone came together for a common purpose with their creativity and passion for the environment.”īefore the project, the church was using an estimated 1 million to 1.2 million gallons in outdoor water use per year.
“There’s beauty, certainly,” CLC pastor Marty Jacobson said. With work completed on the CLC Landscape Renovation Project, which broke ground in February, onlookers gazed at new native plants and trees surrounded by wood chips and gravel paths that replaced grass. Both were unveiled in front of a small crowd last week.
In an effort to conserve, Community Lutheran Church plans to save an estimated 500,000 gallons of water per year with new landscaping and water use technology. One Rancho Santa Margarita church, with help from its members and a few companies, is facing the drought head on.
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