Conservation

The State Water Resources Control Board has approved a comprehensive plan to ensure lab testing and analysis for toxicity in waterways are completed using the same protocols and standards statewide. The plan, called the Aquatic Toxicity Provisions, makes important and targeted changes to activities at the State Water Board and …

Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD) announced rebates totaling more than $60,000  have been awarded to Desert Sands Unified School District (DSUSD) for installing smart irrigation controllers at 18 schools. “We’re very pleased to work with DSUSD to update their irrigation clocks which allows them to optimize their irrigation scheduling and …

Just in time for fall planting season, Metropolitan Water District today launched a new campaign featuring whimsical, animated plant characters who bring to life the joy and water-saving benefits California Friendly® plants can deliver to gardens and landscapes. The colorful “We’re California Friendly® Plants” campaign depicts the characters singing, planting …

The West Basin Municipal Water District (West Basin) announced its first delivery of recycled water to SoFi Stadium and Hollywood Park, home of the Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers, in the city of Inglewood, Calif. West Basin will produce and distribute recycled water for landscape irrigation, maintenance, and …

Valley Water is putting the finishing touches on new wetland habitat in south Santa Clara County. Located at Lake Silveira, Valley Water is planting more than 9,100 native trees, shrubs, and wetland vegetation to support the area’s natural environment and wildlife habitat after winter rains begin to fill the lake. …

The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) recently announced they have found a way to improve habitat conditions for endangered delta smelt within the upper San Francisco Estuary. DWR began by experimenting with how salty ocean water mixes with fresh water within the Suisun Marsh through manipulating the Suisun Marsh …