Politics & Government
Moulton Niguel Water District Headquarters to Spend 15K on Plants
Located at 25000 La Paz Road MNWD is in the process of upgrading its landscape to save on water by planting California-friendly plants.
Correction: An earlier version of this story misspelled the last name of MNWD General Manager Robert Gumerman.
is in the process of planting California-friendly or drought-tolerant plants around its adminstrative offices at 27500 La Paz Road at cost of $15,025.
The project is expected to be complete in about six weeks. The renovation costs include planting and irrigation, according to MNWD General Manager Robert Gumerman.
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While planting these plants is an attempt to save on irrigation and caretaking costs, there is another reason.
"Most important is that it will demonstrate to our ratepayers what the possibilities are when using California-friendly plants," Gumerman said.
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The MNWD uses recycled water for irrigation at its administrative office building. This is one of more than 1,200 recycled water connections in the MNWD. Currently, more than 21 percent of the annual water usage in the MNWD is recycled water, which extends the domestic water supplies for the region, and results in a cost-savings for the recycled water users, he said.
Recycled water is sold at 80 percent of the potable water rates.
The following is a list of the plant materials that will be used:
PLANTS
Anigozanthos Flavidus "Big Red"
Kangaroo Paws
26Arctostaphylos "Emerald Carpet"
Dwarf Manzanita
44Arctostaphylos "Pacific Mist"
Pacific Mist Manzanita
8Ceanothus Thyrsiflorus "Skylark"
Wild Lilac
9Lavatera Maritima
Tree Mallow
Mahonia Repens
Creeping Mahonia
63Muhlenbergia Capillaris "Regal Mist"
Pink Muhly
16Myrtus C. "Compacta"
Dwarf Myrtle
13Nandina Domestica
Domestic Bamboo
5Nandia D. "Gulfstrem"
Gulfstream Nandina
Nassella Tenuissima
Mexican Feather Grass
27Phormiums Texax "Jack Spratt"
Dwarf Flax
16Phormiums Texax "Bronze Baby"
Bronze Flax
14Trichostema Lanatum
Woolly Blue Curls
15Verbena Lilacina "De La Mina"
Cendros Island Verbena
Zauschneria "Summer Snow"
California Fuchsia
105
POT PLANTING (2 POTS)
Botanical Name Common Name Quantity for Each Pot Echeveria Agavides Echeveria 1Echeveria Gibbiflora
Graptopetalum Paraguayense
Ghost Plant 1 Graposedum "Bronze" No Common Name 1 Graptoveria Hybrid Fred Ives 1 Sedum Morganianum Donkey Tail 1