Tag Archives: conservation

The Chino Basin Water Conservation District (CBWCD) has announced the plans and schedule for their annual Landscape and Water Conservation Festival. The event will be held Saturday, Oct. 21 from 9 a.m., to 2 p.m. at the district’s water conservation garden at 4594 San Bernardino Ave. in Montclair. The family-friendly …

An agreement between the U.S. and Mexico was slated for signature earlier this week for the management of the overused Colorado River water. The agreement details the investment of $31.5 million by the United States in conservation improvements to aid in shoring up Mexico’s water infrastructure to reduce losses to …

Earlier this week the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) and the Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County launched a water recycling program that could help refill groundwater basins across Southern California and provide water to more than 300,000 homes. The agencies broke ground on a demonstration advanced purification …

The WateReuse Association honored 11 water leaders for their extraordinary leadership in advancing sustainable, locally controlled water supplies during the Annual WateReuse Awards Luncheon as part of the Sept. 12 32nd Annual WateReuse Symposium. The honorees include businesses, utilities and individuals dedicated to water reuse. WateReuse Executive Director Patricia Sinicropi …

Grants made through the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) have been announced by Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, chair of the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission, for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and its partners. The $21.9 million will be used to conserve, enhance or restore more than 92,000 acres …

Sierra magazine recently published its 2017 “Cool Schools” ranking placing the University of California, Irvine (UCI) as the only school scoring in the top 10 list for eight consecutive years. The university was rated in the top 10 list for its water conservation efforts, the strength of its green energy …