Conservation Tips and Information

Agriculture and Irrigation

Bay-Delta and California Water Supplies

Weather Conditions and Drought Preparedness

Conservation Tips and Information

• www.bewaterwise.com
• Alliance for Water Efficiency
• California-Friendly Landscape Contest
• California Landscape Contractors Association (Tips & Water Management Certification Program)
• California Urban Water Conservation Council
• County of San Diego's Rethink Water Use Website (water quality and water conservation)
• Escondido Children's Museum (outdoor water-wise garden exhibit)
• EPA Water Sense
• Guide to a Water Saver Home
• Gardening With California Native Plants
• Landscape Watering Calculator
• Water Conservation Garden at Cuyamaca College
• Water Conservation Summit
• Water Use it Wisely (National Water Conservation Website)
• WaterWiser Drip Calculator
• Where to Buy Cool California Friendly plants

*PDF Documents

• Blueprint for Water Conservation
• Nifty Fifty List of Plants for California-Friendly Landscapes
• Residential Conservation Tips (Consejos para la Conservación de Agua en el Hogar)
• San Diego County Water Conservation Fact Sheet
• Seven Steps of Xeriscape
• Top Ten Water-Saving Tips for Your Garden
• U.C. Davis Aboretum All-Stars Program
• WaterSmart Strategies Brochure: For Beautiful and Sustainable San Diego County Landscapes

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Agriculture and Irrigation

• The California Irrigation Management Information System
• San Diego County Department of Agriculture
• San Diego County Farm Bureau

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Bay-Delta and California Water Supplies

• Aquafornia (The California Water News Blog)
• CALFED Bay-Delta Program
• California’s Water: A Crisis We Can’t Ignore (ACWA Public Education Campaign)
• State of California’s “Delta Vision”
• State Water Project

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Weather Conditions and Drought Preparedness

• San Diego County Water Authority Water Shortage and Drought Response Plan
• California Department of Water Resources Drought Preparedness
• California Drought Conditions
• California Reservoir Conditions
• San Diego Reservoir Levels
• Daily California Precipitation Totals
• Colorado River Reservoir Conditions
• Sierra Snowpack Levels
• Dry Times Ahead (Association of California Water Agencies)
• San Diego County Water Authority

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