Conservation

Water conservation throughout California dropped some 36 percent in August as compared to the same period last year leaving water officials to question their decision of earlier this year to allow urban water agencies to set their own conservation standards based on a “stress test” of supply reliability. Felicia Marcus, …

Seeking to develop innovative gadgets and concepts for water conservation, students and faculty at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) have undertaken a variety of projects for potential use as Californians cope with five years of unrelenting drought. According to the university’s quarterly publication, Panorama – for alumni …

The Montclair-based Chino Basin Water Conservation District (CBWCD) has announced the state’s first Qualified Water Efficient Landscaper (QWEL) training for high school students in a new partnership with the Chaffey Joint Union High School District (CJUHSD). The CJUHSD is comprised of 10 high schools in three cities. The QWEL program …

According to the Association of California Water Agencies, Irvine Ranch Water District (IRWD) has teamed with Advanced Microgrid Solutions (AMS), a clean tech energy storage company in a public-private partnership to install the largest network of energy storage systems at a public water agency in the nation. The new project …

The State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) released a new, updated proposal on Thursday that seeks significant increases in flows to three state rivers – the Stanislaus, Tuolumne and Merced rivers – to the detriment of farmers in the San Joaquin Valley. The SWRCB is proposing to increase flows to …

A draft report on the feasibility of developing regulations for the direct potable reuse of recycled water was released late last week by the State Water Resources Control Board to the state’s Legislature. After reviewing the recommendations of an Expert Panel and Advisory Group, the State Water Board’s Division of …