Commercial mulches which can be found in most nurseries and superstores include shredded cypress, pine bark, and cotton seed hulls. Pro rata is a one-time assessment placed against each property in the City to partially defray the cost of water and sewer infrastructure. If installing a meter requires more than 15 feet of line, an additional charge for extra footage will be added. Water is metered and billed based on consumption, plus a monthly meter fee. Your bill is then figured in the following manner.
Surface water is treated by disinfection to remove bacteria.
Lubbock's average water customer uses approximately 170 gallons of water per day. There is the same amount of water on earth as there was 3 billion years ago. Today many more demands are placed on the same amount of water. Some water is recycled for use within a week, other water may not be used again for years. Water is resilient and responds well to treatment, however, using water and abusing water by contaminating lakes, streams, and wells with toxic chemicals are two different things.