BORREGO WATER DISTRICT
DID YOU KNOW?
If one person in every four avoided the free glass of water at a restaurant, we would conserve more than 26 million gallons of water?
A faucet drip or invisible toilet leak that total only two tablespoons a minute come to 15 gallons a day? That's 5460 wasted gallons of water a year.
96.5% of the Earth's water supply is salt water. Only 2.8% is fresh water.
TIPS:
Turn off the water when brushing your teeth. (Save 3 gallons a day)
Reduce shower time by one or two minutes. (Save 5 gallons)
Rinse your razor in the sink with a little water, not running water.
Don't use running water to thaw food.
Soak your pots and pans instead of letting the water run while you scrape them clean.
Wash full laundry loads.
Install a smart sprinkler controller.
Group plants according to water need.
California Irrigation Management Information System (CIMIS) Borrego Springs Station #207
http://www.cimis.water.ca.gov/cimis/info.jsp
California Landscape Contractors Association
http://clca.us/water/
Website : www.clca.org
Coachella Valley Water District Desert Plant Guide
http://www.cvwd.org/conservation/conservation.php
Arizona Municipal Water Users Association
http://www.amwua.org/conservation.html
Arizona Landscaping Guide
http://wateruseitwisely.com/region/arizona/100-ways-to-conserve/outdoor-tips/landscape-watering-guide.php
Water Sense
http://www.epa.gov/watersense/
Water Education Foundation
http://www.water-ed.org/
Water Environment Federation
http://www.wef.org/Home
H2OUSE
http://h2ouse.org/
Link to Free Showerhead from SDG&E
http:/ /sdge.com/thermkit
Water Use Classifications of Landscape Species (WUCOLS)http://www.water.ca.gov/pubs/planning/guide_to_estimating_irrigation_water_needs_of_landscape_plantings_in_ca/wucols.
A Water Conservation Contest was held with the students of Borrego Unifed School District sponsored by the BWD. The elementary school students created water conservation posters and the middle school students created either a conservation poster or PowerPoint presentation. At the June 03, 2010 Borrego Water District Conservation Committee Meeting, posters and PowerPoint presentations were reviewed and judged. Prizes were awarded for the Water Conservation Contest at the school award ceremonies.