Landscape professionals, businesses and interested individuals interested in earning their EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) WaterSense Qualified Water Efficient Landscape (QWEL) certification are invited to attend one of two, three-day training series offered at the Montclair-based Chino Basin Water Conservation District (CBWCD). The QWEL course provides approximately 20 hours of instruction …
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Between Saturday and Sunday nights most Californians will remember to adjust their clocks (it’s time to “fall back” one hour) as daylight saving time ends. For those who forget to make this annual adjust they will show up to work, school, church or other commitments an hour early on either …
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As part of the 15-year Safe, Clean Water and Natural Flood Protection Program, the Santa Clara Valley Water District (SCVWD) will be awarding up to $100,000 in grants for testing new and innovative water conservation programs and technologies. The program was approved by voters in 2012. SCVWD anticipates distributing upwards …
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As part of its commitment to certifying 20 bottling sites worldwide as sustainability leaders by 2020, Nestlé Waters’ North America announced this week that its Livermore and Sacramento factories have received certification for meeting the rigorous Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) Standard. The two facilities are the second and third …
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Laguna Niguel-based Moulton Niguel Water District (MNWD) is partnering with University of California Davis’ Center for Water and Energy Efficiency (CWEE) to investigate news ways to save money and reduce energy consumption while continuing to meet the water needs of its 170,000 customers. The three-and-a-half-year project will allow MNWD’s staff …
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Grant funds from California’s Proposition 1 and the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP) have made possible $4.6 million in joint water efficiency grants for the North San Joaquin Water Conservation District (NSJWCD) and 19 farm operations within the district. Announced last week by the California Department of Food …
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