Conservation

State, federal and local water leaders announced broad agreement this week on measures to provide additional water flows and new habitat to help improve conditions in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta watershed. The memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed today outlines terms for a transformational eight-year program that would provide substantial …

With a third year of severe drought likely for California, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) is expanding its call for residents and businesses to use water as efficiently as possible to help ensure the region has the water it needs for the coming months. This week Metropolitan’s Board …

Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency’s Water’s Lawn Replacement Program (LRP) is back and is being touted as better than before. The new and improved LRP, will provide customers $3 per square foot of grass removed and replaced with water-efficient landscaping. There are also more incentives and rebates to help customers …

Monte Vista Water District (MVWD) installed its first tap water fill station unit at Monte Vista Elementary School in Montclair. The new, improved drinking fountain allows students to fill reusable water bottles with high quality tap water while reducing plastic bottle use. “This new drinking fountain is a great opportunity …

The California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) in coordination with the California Transportation Commission (CTC) has awarded $12 million in funding for 18 projects under CNRA’s Environmental Enhancement and Mitigation (EEM) grant program. EEM provides grants to local, state and federal governmental agencies as well as nonprofit organizations for projects that …

Turlock Irrigation District (TID) will break ground this fall on a pilot project that’s a first for the nation, to install solar panel canopies over a portion of the district’s canals to operate and research a water-energy nexus. Project Nexus, a public-private-academic partnership among TID, the Department of Water Resources …