We are currently on a 3 day watering schedule...Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. I figure with fall and winter coming, they will relax the drought schedule. Apparently, fellow citizens have cut back watering so much, that the water agencies have lost revenue, and have been asking people to 'not cut back so much!'
What is the saying...you reap what you sew...
Overall, we have a large system of microsprinklers throughout our yard. We have a front yard grass area that works with standard pop up sprinklers and the newly refurbished backyard area is watered in that manner as well. We may switch out the latter area's system in time...but for now, it's real nice to have it on automatic.
We did have a mess to untangle there a couple of weeks ago, too. I guess one too many swings with the axe in taking up the grass, cracked open an irrigation line and we got the area dug up and repaired. Nothing like being ankle deep in water and wood chips-thanks, love! Nothing like having a strong son able to help out in a jiffy, too!-love him!!