Conservation

Plumbing giant joins conservation network

Kohler Helps Fight Drought

Kohler, the nation’s leading provider of kitchen and bathroom plumbing products, joined a network of businesses and organizations that make up the “Connect the Dots” campaign. The campaign focuses on bringing water solutions to California during a time of severe drought through public-private partnerships. As their part of the “Connect …

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Coca-Cola to become water neutral by year’s end

Coca-Cola Helps California's Drought

In 2007, The Coca-Cola Company set a goal: to replenish 100 percent of the water used for making its products by 2020. Based on the company’s replenishment programs and predictions, Coca-Cola expects to meet their goal by the end of the year, making it the first global food and beverage …

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Shock Top partners with Indiegogo to solve California drought

Shock Top Helps Fight California Drought

Shock Top, a subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch, is now partnering with the crowd-funding site Indiegogo to help respond to the California drought.  The program, known as Shock the Drought, is a program that will identify, fund and distribute water-saving innovations that could make a real impact on reducing water usage in the …

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“Turf and Toilet” rebate program launched statewide

California Launches “Turf and Toilet” Program

On Wednesday, the California Department of Water Resources announced their new $30 million rebate program, known as “turf and toilet.” The program is aimed at helping Californians reach Governor Jerry Brown’s targeted water cutbacks via water conservation. Proposition 1, the $7.5 billion water bond approved by voters in 2014, will …

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Shade balls: the future of water protection

Shade Balls Help California Drought

To help save water during the historic California drought, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power released a total of 96 million shade balls into the 174-acre Los Angeles Reservoir. The final 20,000 shade balls were dropped on Monday, marking the completion of a $34.5 million initiative to protect …

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