Conservation

Western Municipal Water District joins growing list of agencies that have increased turf rebate programs. Last week, Western’s Board of Directors voted to increase its water use efficiency program by $725,000 to support a commercial landscape pilot program and enhance its residential and commercial turf rebate programs. Through a new …

Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD) has agreed to conserve water on the Colorado River by curtailing replenishment at its Thomas E. Levy Groundwater Replenishment Facility (Levy) for the remainder of 2022. CVWD has also submitted two proposals to the Bureau of Reclamation to participate in the Lower Colorado Conservation and …

A luxury residential building in San Francisco known as Fifteen Fifty, has the city’s first approved and operational onsite greywater reuse system. Permitted and operated by Epic Cleantec, the system can recycle up to 7,500 gallons of greywater per day, or 2.5 million gallons per year – equivalent to 19 …

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 …