The Save Our Water partnership between the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) and the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) have launched a new summer conservation messaging campaign – Don’t Waste Summer. The new messaging campaign seeks to encourage businesses, government agencies and California residents to take steps to …
Read More »Californians conserve water in June saving 21.5 percent but fall below last year’s 27.5 percent
The State Water Resources Control Board released June’s water conservation data on Tuesday, the first month without mandatory conservation targets across the state. The June 2016 savings fell to a 21.5 percent savings as opposed to the 27.5 percent savings from the same period in 2015. Although new regulations took …
Read More »Best Management Practices Survey for Sustainable Groundwater Management open until Aug. 8
The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has been directed by the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act to identify best management practices (BMPs) for the sustainable management of ground water (SGM) basins. According to the SGM web site and pursuant to Water Code § 10729(d) DWR must publish on its “Internet Web …
Read More »“Water Conservation: It’s For Life” public education campaign unveils new website and materials
The statewide water conservation program – Save Our Water – has recently launched its summer public education campaign “Water Conservation: It’s For Life” as part of Gov. Jerry Brown May Executive Order and what he referred to as the “California Lifestyle.” As part of the summer campaign launch, Save Our …
Read More »West Basin and toymaker Mattel partner to save nearly two million gallons of drinking water annually
International toymaker Mattel, Inc. and West Basin Municipal Water District in El Segundo recently announced the completion of a joint project to facilitate the exclusive use of recycled water for irrigation purposes at Mattel’s El Segundo corporate campus. By using West Basin’s locally produced recycled water for irrigation, Mattel and …
Read More »Rain Bird Gives Community Church and Preschool a Landscape Renovation
Outdoor water use estimated to be cut by more than 500,000 gallons per year In celebration of Smart Irrigation Month, Rain Bird Corporation is unveiling the CLC Landscape Renovation Project, a charitable partnership that showcases irrigation products and smart watering practices from 25 Ways to Save, an initiative Rain Bird launched in …
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