Get More Educated and Take Action to Save Water Today

Did you know that even in normal rainfall years, Californians must use every drop of water wisely? Do you know where your water comes from and how it reaches your tap?

Studies show the more people know about their water supply, the more they will do to conserve and protect it. That's why RWA and its members are working to raise public awareness of our most precious natural resource.

Here are some information resources to help you learn more about water supply sources, water quality issues, water management tools and water-saving practices for homes and businesses.

Don't Miss Your Chance to Star in Water Efficiency Campaign

Do you have a beautiful, water-efficient garden? Then, you have a chance to star in a new water efficiency advertising campaign sponsored by the Regional Water Authority (RWA) and local water providers.

The campaign will showcase Sacramento-area residents who have earned their "Blue Thumb" by having a beautiful landscape that is water efficient too. They'll be pictured in their own garden talking about how they use water wisely outdoors through every-day tasks such as adjusting their irrigation system according to the season, making sure sprinklers water the lawn instead of the sidewalk or using a shut-off valve on their hose.

RWA invites residents to nominate themselves, a neighbor or someone they know who has a beautiful, water-efficient landscape to be showcased in the campaign's radio and television advertising. A water-wise landscape uses efficient irrigation, seasonal scheduling and efficient design to ensure water is not wasted. While a garden full of native or drought-tolerant plants is a plus, the campaign will highlight every-day best practices people use to keep their landscape both water wise and beautiful.

The campaign is focusing on landscape water efficiency because most use-and water waste-occurs outdoors. Making sure landscape irrigation is efficient and eliminating water waste outdoors are two of the most cost-effective ways to stretch limited water supplies and ensure sufficient water supply remains available for the Sacramento region to prosper.

Please complete and return a nomination form (link below) to Linda Higgins, RWA Water Efficiency Program Manager via e-mail at lhiggins@RWAh2o.org or fax at (916) 967-7322 by Monday, February 22, 2010.
Nomination form (pdf)

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