Conservation

Urban water providers in California will have new performance standards they will have to comply with beginning in 2023. The State Water Resources Control Board recently adopted new performance standards for urban retail water suppliers by requiring suppliers to monitor and reduce leakage in their distribution systems. Set to come …

An increase to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s (LADWP) turf replacement rebate now pays residential and commercial customers $5 per square foot when they replace their lawns with sustainable landscaping. “Los Angeles is one of the most water efficient cities in the world because Angelenos know how …

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) now has a third Residential Recycled Water Fill Station, this one at Delano Park, 15100 Erwin Street in Van Nuys. The fill station is open every Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. In order to fill-up, residents must bring their …

State and federal biologists and engineers, in partnership with the Winnemem Wintu Tribe, have begun testing an experimental system in Shasta Reservoir that could help collect young salmon from the McCloud River in future years. The Juvenile Salmonid Collection System, a pilot project six years in the making, is part …

Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD) approved an additional $3 million to encourage customer participation in conservation rebate programs bringing the total investment for fiscal year 2022-2023 to $5.85 million. Since July 1, $650,000 has been paid to turf conversion program participants and an additional $2.2 million is reserved for approved …

The Seaside City Council recently approved the purchase of 407 acre-feet per year of recycled water capacity for $7.5 million from Marina Coast Water District. The purchase is one of the last steps needed for Marina Coast Water District (MCWD) to begin supplying Seaside with over 132 million gallons per …