Hydroseeding in Rancho Murieta, CA

Hydroseeding in Rancho Murieta works inside a community with its own layers of management. The Rancho Murieta Community Services District was formed in 1982 to handle water, sewer, drainage, flood control and parks, while homeowners associations run design review, streets and common areas. Before regrading or reseeding a visible area, owners here often need HOA sign-off, so we provide a clear scope of grading, seed mix and erosion control to include with that request.

A river through the middle

The community is bisected by the Cosumnes River and State Route 16, in the Sierra foothills about 25 miles east of Sacramento. The Cosumnes has no major dam on its main stem, and Reclamation District 800 manages its levees from the edge of Rancho Murieta down to just above Highway 99. In 1997 the river peaked at 97,000 cubic feet per second at Michigan Bar, near a 200-year event. Lots sloping toward the river or its side drainages need careful sediment control after any work.

Foothill lots

On the community's rolling ground, many lots have slopes behind the house or along the driveway. We cover graded banks with bonded fiber matrix or blankets and set fiber rolls on the contour, then seed lawns on the flatter ground near the house. Native or low-water mixes are often a good fit on banks HOAs want kept natural-looking.

Owner-occupied and built to last

Of the community's 2,611 housing units, about 91.6 percent of the occupied homes are owner-occupied. That tends to mean longer-term lawn care, renovation and overseeding rather than quick move-out fixes, and a lot of interest in getting slopes right the first time.

Next step

Send your HOA's landscape requirements with your request and we will match the scope to them. Get a free estimate or call (916) 249-7160.