Temecula-based Rancho California Water District (RCWD) has been awarded a $1,000,000 grant from the Bureau of Reclamation’s Agricultural Water Conservation and Efficiency Grants for the implementation of an Agricultural Crop Conversion Program. The program’s goal is to help sustain local agriculture by providing financial incentives to the water district’s agricultural …
Read More »UC Davis researchers: water conservation equals energy conservation, cuts greenhouse gas emissions
Even the researchers at the University of California, Davis, were surprised by their recent findings. Whereas we generally take for granted the water that flows from our taps at home and at work it takes energy for water to be pumped into water systems, to be treated and to be …
Read More »Californians increase, continue water conservation to 26.1 percent in April
Reprogramming your automatic sprinklers, limiting the time in the shower, capturing and reusing rain water to hydrate your trees and not water-washing your patio or driveway has all paid off. Californians have continued to conserve water in impressive numbers throughout the state posting a 26.1 percent savings in April over …
Read More »Is Colorado River water a threatened water source for Californians?
As California’s water agencies look to the autonomy of determining their own water conservation plans and goals, thanks to at least a partial showing of the famed El Nino in Northern California, the status of a waning Colorado River and its holding tank, Lake Mead, spell yet another problem for …
Read More »Public Sessions scheduled regarding governor’s water conservation executive order
Three Public Listening Sessions have been scheduled for early June by three California water agencies regarding implementation of Executive Order B-37-16 (EO) issued by Governor Jerry Brown earlier this month. The sessions will emphasize building on the conservation accomplished during California’s five-year drought and the implementation of Actions One and …
Read More »Lawn Dude’s Platform: “Conserve, Conserve, Conserve!”
Capitalizing on this year’s election fever the omnipresent Lawn Dude icon has reportedly thrown his hat in the ring with a clear and one-issue platform of “Conserve, Conserve, Conserve!” A creation of the Southern California Water Committee (SCWC) and Clear Channel Outdoor Americas (CCOA), Lawn Dude is a spunky ball …
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