EVENTS, NEWS and HAPPENINGS
Please join us for a California Friendly Landscape Class!
H.B. Central Library, Saturday October 9th, 9.30 am - 1.30 pm
Tree of Life Nursery in San Juan Capistrano is offering their
popular Replace Your Lawn courses again in September.
The Theodore Payne Foundation and Nursery is offering several California native plant garden design classes with well-renowned authors and horticulturists throughout the fall.
Gardening under Mediterranean Skies,
September 23 - 26th, at the L.A. Arboretum
September 25th, The water conservation garden at Cuyamaca College, El Cajon
2010 Consumer Confidence Report
New Water Conservation Ordinance Effective January 6, 2010
Programa de Conservación y Abastecimiento de Agua - Efectivo al 6 de Enero del 2010
Water Conservation Ordinance - Municipal Code 14.18
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As residents of Southern California, it is important to remember that we live in a semi-arid area that receives unpredictable amounts of rainfall during the winter months and has limited local water resources. Therefore, we must all work together to conserve as much water as possible to ensure adequate supplies during those hot summer months and in the years to come.
It’s a simple equation: if we use less water, our existing supplies will go further. That’s why water conservation is becoming a more significant component of City of Huntington Beach’s water supply and Water Management Program.
Water-wise living has been a way of life in Huntington Beach for many years, but it is especially important now. Current dry weather conditions, combined with constrained imported water supplies, make it essential for residents and businesses to use water as efficiently as possible. Conserving water and using it wisely has multiple benefits. It reduces energy use which saves you money on your energy and water bill, and a reduction of urban runoff makes for a much more clean and healthy ocean environment!
For more conservation tips, to receive conservation literature, or to learn more about conservation programs, please call the Utilities Division at (714) 536-5921. "Save Our Water" is a public education program website containing useful information on the state's water supply shortage and practical tips on how to save water indoors and outdoors.
Lake Mead, 2008. "Bathtub rings" show the drastic reduction of the water level.
Lake Mead, February 2010. The "bathtub rings" keep growing.
50% to 60% of our drinking water is used for irrigation. Unfortunately, some people waste water by overwatering or watering streets and sidewalks. If we can prevent water waste like this, we can save a lot of water with not much effort!
