Today reached a high of 77 degrees, our warmest day yet. Some wind, lots of sun and our evaporation rate was .17, which in a nutshell means we lost .19 inches of moisture from the soil. Doesn't sound like much huh?
The average precipitation for Vail in the month of May is 1.3 inches. So if you do the math, .19 inches of moisture is almost 15% of the months precipitation. We lost that much in just one day.
To top it off, we had no irrigation water today. Five breaks today, all with our old system and one was a main break, just west of the pump station. LUI is currently putting the final touches on that break right now while I blog. People keep telling me, "Well, I guess we needed a new system". Very true.
The course is drying up severely and this was just about the worst day for us not to have water. So expect to see a lot of water running when it can. When the turf drys up like this the soil can actually "lock up" and water will have a difficult time penetrating into the root zone. Almost like trying to irrigate your kitchen floor and have it absorb the water.
Moving onward, everyone I have reached out to has been more than helpful, especially the Eagle River Water and Sanitation District.
Oh yeah, did I mention that the Vail Town Council and the VRD Board will be out for a visit tomorrow?
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