Christy Holstege, Mayor of Palm Springs has joined mayors across the country for the 10th Anniversary of the National Mayor’s Challenge for Water Conservation. The community service campaign runs through the month of April and encourages leaders to inspire their residents to take a short pledge to use water more efficiently, …
Read More »New Sustainable Landscapes Program in Orange County to provide rebates for efficiency
The Municipal Water District of Orange County (MWDOC) announced they have been awards $2 million by the Bureau of Reclamation for for sustainable landscape improvements to residential and commercial properties in Orange County. The grant will fund MWDOC’s Orange County Sustainable Landscapes Program that provides rebates to customers for putting …
Read More »SOFI STADIUM RECYCLED WATER PROJECT RECEIVES AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE
In a virtual ceremony on March 22, the WateReuse Association presented the annual “Excellence in Action” Award to West Basin Municipal Water District (West Basin), the City of Inglewood, and other project partners for the SoFi Stadium Recycled Water Project. West Basin, a provider of drinking and recycled water supplies …
Read More »Alameda County WD releases water efficiency master plan
Alameda County Water District has been busy developing a Water Efficiency Master Plan that continues ACWD’s efforts to encourage water use efficiency in the Tri-Cities and ensure long-term water supply reliability for its customers. The WEMP is now complete and ready for review. It provides a roadmap for ACWD’s Water …
Read More »EPA’s WaterSense Challenges Homeowners to Find and Fix a Leak this Week
That’s right homeowners. It’s the 13th annual Fix a Leak week, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) WaterSense program and its partners are encouraging all Americans to take just 10 minutes this week, (March 15 through 22) to find and fix water leaks. Fixing household leaks conserves water to …
Read More »CVWD partners with Desert Arc on new recycling program
Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD) has joined with the nonprofit organization Desert Arc to create a program to recycle irrigation controllers that are being replaced with more efficient models. Under the program, CVWD will ask customers participating in the district’s irrigation controller rebate program if they want to recycle their …
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