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Hands on Rain Tank Workshop
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Join Sweetwater Collaborative for a hands-on workshop.
Click here for more info.
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2017 Annual Water
Quality Report
Click here
to view the report and learn more about the sources and quality of your drinking water.
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Change Your Clock, Change your Timer!
Feel that chill in the air? Your plants do! Give your timer a day off this fall. Learn more
here
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Harvesting the Power of Water to Produce Energy
The City has begun generating clean, renewable electrical power from its recently re-commissioned hydroelectric plant, located near Lauro Reservoir on San Roque Road.
Watch our video
to learn more.
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Update Your Garden with Help from 101 Classes
Join us for a variety of landscape 101 classes in November and December. These classes provide a great overview of the concepts, design, and best practices for rainwater harvesting, graywater, and water wise landscaping.
Graywater 101 -
Nov. 15th
Site Assessment 101 -
Nov. 28th
Rainwater Harvesting 101-
Dec. 7th
Classes are taught by Sweetwater Collaborative and sponsored in part by the City.
All classes are from 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm and take place at the Mackenzie Park Adult Building, 3111 State St. For more information
click here
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Native Plants: A Beautiful Way to Save Water
Looking for ways to save water, time, and money while enjoying a beautiful garden? Our
Water Wise Native Plants booklet is filled with select California native plants and trees that thrive in local gardens.
Native plants are suited to our climate, provide habitat for pollinators and wildlife, require little maintenance and have few pests! Fall is the best time to plant. For inspiration,
click here
to see our booklet developed in collaboration with the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden.
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Stage Three Drought Update
Despite moderate rainfall in Spring 2017, the City remains in a Stage Three Drought.
As the drought
continues, the City relies on its diverse mix of water supplies which include surface water from Cachuma and Gibraltar Reservoirs, groundwater, imported water, desalinated water, and recycled water used for irrigation. The community's drought response has been extraordinary, and water use has decreased by 40% citywide compared to 2013. Drought updates are typically presented to
Water Commission
and
City Council
on a monthly basis. To learn more about our drought response or to watch recent drought presentations,
click here.
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Innovative Water Flushing Program
Water main flushing is an important part of cleaning and maintaining the distribution system. Traditional flushing methods result in water loss from fire hydrant flushing in which the water enters the storm drain. In 2016, the City began using NO-DES technology to flush the system. This new technology connects two fire hydrants to a filtration truck to circulate the water, losing little or no water in the process. To learn more about this innovative program,
watch our video.
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Help Your Trees Survive the Drought
When watering trees, it is important to water where it counts, use appropriate watering methods, account for age and species, and use mulch. Our tree watering page offers a variety of tools to help you properly care for your trees while saving water. Visit our tree watering page by
clicking here.
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Help Your Garden Grow with Garden Wise TV
Are you looking for gardening ideas, ways to save water outdoors, or to completely redo your landscape? Then Garden Wise TV is the place to go for information and entertainment! A new episode of Garden Wise TV is now available to
watch online: "Take Your Landscape to the Next Level with Trees."
Get water wise landscaping inspiration from the Botanic Garden's renovated Water Wise Home Demonstration Garden, learn a variety of ways to efficiently water and prune trees, get design ideas for a functional backyard, and explore the history of local Dragon Trees.
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