Conservation

The once common desert tortoise has had a rough road in the past 20 years and one California desert landowner has – and is – going above and beyond to ensure the well-being and conservation of the iconic desert tortoise. Though the desert tortoise has been around for millions of …

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) along with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) and Central Arizona Project (CAP) have selected 10 projects – seven of which are in California – and will help fund them as the most recent …

Despite the end of the state’s five-plus year drought throughout the vast majority of the state, Californians are continuing to show that they’ve learned water conservation — even if we had to learn it the hard way. The State Water Resources Control Board released their statewide conservation for April 2017 …

The Southern California Water Committee has announced a new workshop showcasing tools, techniques, technology and programs that demonstrate how to provide the most cost effective water efficiency and conservation programs available. The workshop will be held Tuesday, June 27 from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the SoCal Gas Energy …

More than 200 elementary school students recently joined with officials from Val Verde Unified School District, Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to celebrate the dedication of a new water-wise garden at Columbia Elementary School.  Reclamation provided significant grant funding toward a larger federal umbrella …

Redwood City-based Namu Earth has announced a new ecopedal to help prevent the spread of germs and bacteria in home-based water faucets. Additionally, the ecopedal is a water-savings device when utilizing the new products features. Similar to a hospital-type device, the Namu Earth ecopedal allows users to bypass faucet handles …