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Monday, October 25 - Sunday, October 31

New This Week:

In Case You Missed It: Seasonal Reminders:
WATERING RECOMMENDATION

Based on data from the City of Frisco weather station:

No watering is recommended this week.  Please keep sprinkler systems turned off. 

No watering is allowed between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. during Daylight Saving Time (Mar 14 - Nov 7, 2021).

Follow the City of Frisco on Facebook for weekly watering recommendations and more!
      
View the watering schedule map.
Learn more about setting your controller.
Prevent water waste with Cycle and Soak.
Schedule your Free Sprinkler Checkup.
 
GPCD - FRISCO
WATER STATS


The average daily water usage per person in Frisco is known as the GPCD.

This week in Frisco, the GPCD was 199.
Last week, the GPCD was 172.

Calculations are obtained by dividing the total number of gallons used in Frisco by our city's population.
      
For a limited time, WaterWise Licensed Irrigators are offering a FREE Irrigation Valve Locate Service. During this visit, our irrigators will attempt to locate irrigation valves, test your solenoid and rain/freeze sensor, and reset your controller if needed. Use the myFrisco app or call 972-292-5800 to schedule your appointment today!

*Appointments will begin November 1st but residents may schedule today.

Please note that due to time constraints, irrigators will not be able to perform a full Sprinkler System Check-up or find broken or nicked wires during a Valve locate appointment.

SCHEDULE YOUR FREE SPRINKLER CHECKUP

Performed by the City of Frisco's own licensed irrigators, Free Sprinkler Checkups are available to all Frisco residents. This service is extremely popular so be sure to schedule yours right away!

Reserve an appointment for your home today. Use the myFRISCO app or call 972-292-5800 to schedule.  

HIBERNATION PREPARATION

As temperatures drop and garden perennials begin their transition into dormancy, help your landscape best prepare for “hibernation.”

Cover your soil. Autumn is a great time to winterize your home and landscape. Bare exposed soil is more vulnerable to harsh winter conditions. Cover these areas with nutrient-rich mulch or compost, which allows soils to rest and incorporate organic matter. This ensures healthy soil for future spring plantings!  
Begin winter weeding (but let certain plants linger). For best results, avoid herbicide and pull weeds by hand, ensuring roots are completely removed. Removing and composting spent garden plant material is helpful from a house-keeping perspective, but consider allowing a few plants to remain.  Leaving plants with dried flowers, nuts, or seeds in place provides food for foraging wildlife during the tough winter season.

Don’t overseed your lawn. Overseeding turfgrass with cool season grasses, such winter rye and fescue, is not permitted in Frisco. Cool season grasses tax the soil throughout winter, creating competition for space and nutrients in the soil, and you could potentially receive a water violation!  Let your warm season grasses “rest” during winter months to ensure a healthy spring lawn!
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ARBORFEST IS THIS WEEK!
 

Join the City of Frisco, the Urban Forestry Board and the Frisco Garden Club for ArborFest, a celebration of trees and our urban forests at Frisco Commons Park on October 30th. The goal of this event is to increase community understanding of the value of our urban forests and how our residents can contribute to the conservation of forests in Frisco. 

9 - 10 a.m.
Tree Planting and Ceremony

Presentations by the Frisco Garden Club, Urban Forestry Board, and Mayor's Office will be followed by a ceremonial tree planting, with the assistance of local scout troops.

10 - 11 a.m.
Guided Tree Tour

This guided hike (approximately 1-mile, ADA accessible) will be led by the Urban Forestry Board. The tour is an excellent opportunity to learn how to identify many of Frisco's tree species.

11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Bonus Event! Buffalo Stomp - Wildflower Seed Planting

Can't get enough? The fun continues at Frisco Commons Park! Stick around for the Natural Resources Division and Frisco Garden Club's annual Buffalo Stomp event in the North Meadow. Learn about prairie ecosystems and help stomp seed into the ground to prepare for beautiful spring blooms.


Save water and money by letting your lawn go dormant this fall and winter.
 
Overseeding with cool season grasses is prohibited in the City of Frisco.  (Ordinance 19-04-34 Section 8)
 
TURN COMPOST: SEASONAL SAVINGS 

It's easy to "Turn" your food waste into something beneficial and impactful!  All you need is a Turn bucket subscription for $20/month. Turn provides a container-swap composting service for subscribers at Frisco's Environmental Collection Center (6616 Walnut Street) every other Friday from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Sign up online to get started and receive a 10% off your first month with promo code FRISCO10


2021 WATER QUALITY REPORT

The City of Frisco is proud to let its customers know they receive safe, high-quality drinking water. Each year, the city provides an annual drinking water quality report to its customers, as required by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
 
Frisco’s water system has a Superior Rating with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and exceeds all state and federal drinking water standards. You can also find weekly water testing and monthly water quality results at friscotexas.gov/waterreports.


To receive a printed version of this report, contact the Public Works Department at 972-292-5800.
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