Conservation

During the month of January, Californians missed Governor Jerry Brown’s water conservation mandate goal of 25 percent, a first since the mandatory mandate went into effect. Residents saved 24.8 percent, a small margin from the 25 percent goal. “We’re hoping for every raindrop and every snowflake we can handle. We’re …

On Tuesday, the Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD) Board of Directors approved a downgrade in conservation numbers for CVWD customers. Previously, CVWD customers were required to conserve outdoor water use by 36 percent. Under the new conservation numbers, that number has dropped to 32 percent. The lowered conservation number comes …

Sonoma County is receiving an $8 million grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) as a means of protecting agricultural lands and ecosystems for drought and climate resiliency. The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service’s (NRCS) Regional Conservation Partnership Program funds the grant. The funding will be used to …

Headquartered at the Cal State San Bernardino, the Water Resources Institute (WRI) works to place disadvantaged students in internships that could potentially lead to a job in the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The program is a collaborative partnership between the USDA and the National Institute of Food and …

Two water agencies that serve inland Southern California are concerned about the State Water Resources Control Board adopting an extension of Governor Jerry Brown’s mandatory water conservation. Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) and Western Municipal Water District (WMWD) believe the revised conservation regulations ease burdens on water agencies, but they …

Yesterday, the State Water Resources Control Board released their monthly conservation numbers. December’s numbers, in comparison to November, dropped. In December, Californians conserved 18.3 percent (24.7 billion gallons). In November, that number was 20.4 percent. “While the recent rains and growing snowpacks are wonderful to behold, we won’t know until …