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Large Water Bills Result in More Service Calls

By Mike Garcia

As pond and water garden builders, we must remember that we are part of a much larger world. A pond and water garden is part of a homeowner's outdoor living space.

The drought affecting much of the United States has people wondering if water features are a thing of the past. My response to this is a resounding "No."

Often, the reason homeowners want an outdoor living space in the first place is to connect with the outside world. They need to connect with wildlife and the plethora of tiny creatures upon which we depend to keep the cycle of life in place.

We have spent the past 80 years landscaping as though there were no constraints. Water was viewed as an unlimited resource, and we have imported water-loving plants from around the world to our water-thirsty regions.

The price we now are paying is huge, and one way we are paying is the doubling and tripling of our water bills. I have received more than 10 calls in the past two weeks from homeowners who are upset that their water bills are so high.

Homeowners ask us to check their sprinklers and valves, and then they point to their ponds and water gardens and ask, “Could it be leaking?”

Other landscape contractors report similar experiences, but the pond world is not doomed. In fact, the opposite is true. In my next blog, I will explain why.

Have you been called lately regarding water issues in the yard?

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