Conservation

The board of directors of the Municipal Water District of Orange County (MWDOC) voted earlier this year to become a merit badge sponsor for Orange County Boy Scouts pursing their merit badge in Soil & Water Conservation. A clinic held last Saturday saw the first group of nearly 70 Scouts …

California’s five-plus year drought continues to grip approximately 73 percent of the state but residents continue to battle back saving 19.5 percent in October. This reflects an increase in savings over a savings of 18.3 percent the prior month but below the 22.3 percent in savings in October 2015. State-mandated …

Santa Fe Springs-based textile company Tri-Star Dyeing and Finishing Inc. has recently partnered with Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Southern California to achieve a mutually beneficial solution to save time, money and water. The fabric dyeing company is installing a water recycling system at its facility with the help of …

A new draft plan for water conservation in California was rolled out this week by the Department of Water Resources, the State Water Resources Control Board, the Public Utilities Commission, the Department of Food and Agriculture and the Energy Commission toward achieving long-term, efficient water use and meeting drought preparedness …

A $14 million grant of voter-approved bond funds from the state Wildlife Conservation Board to the California Department of Water Resources will be used to aid in the construction of some 640 acres of wetland habitat at the Salton Sea. The habitat is designed to sustain tilapia for the plethora …

The Chino Basin Water Conservation District will be offering G3’s US EP WaterSense recognized Watershed Wise Landscape Professional Certification (WWLP) program in early December for conservation, water quality and landscape professionals to evaluate irrigation systems and factor rainwater use efficiency into outdoor water efficiency analysis and to earn the WWLP …