Even though the water situation in California, and much of the West, has not returned to "normal" yet, the January rains did bring a measure of relief to the region. According to an article in the Daily Democrat, Yolo County farmers are hopeful that the coming growing season will be more productive than last year's. Already the storms have delivered more rain since July 2009 than normal, and over twice as much as this time last year.
Currently reservoirs are at the same level as at the end of the rainy season last year, with more expected in the near future. Although it is still too early to make final decisions, many farmers are hoping to plant more land with higher value crops. But overall the drought that has plagued the West for several years is still a concern, so water conservation is still important. One way to conserve water is by retrofitting your sprinklers with the No More Geysers Riser to prevent flooding and water waste from broken sprinklers.
No More Geysers(NMG) is a sprinkler riser with an internal shut-off valve. When a sprinkler head breaks off, NMG automatically shuts off the water at the break. NMG stops the “lawn geysers” we have all seen; so it conserves water by avoiding water loss when a sprinkler head gets broken off, and it lowers the risk of property damage and liability caused by water flowing out of the sprinkler system.
