Water Conservation Summit
UPCOMING MEETINGS & EVENTS

Conservation Action Committee
March 8, 2010
10 a.m. – noon
San Diego County Water Authority | Board Room
4677 Overland Avenue, San Diego, CA 92123


CONSERVATION NEWS

  • MWD announced that funds for the Save-A-Buck program (commercial rebates) are currently exhausted. Some local agencies are offering limited funding to continue the program on a first come, first served basis. For more information, please refer to the attached Save a Buck Status PowerPoint, press release and updated Save a Buck website.



In 2005, the AB 2717 Task Force identified landscape irrigation as the single largest use of water in California's urban areas, and adopted 43 recommendations to improve water use efficiency. AB1881, passed September 28, 2006, turned four of the recommendations into law. Both bills allow local jurisdictions to customize the recommendations to respond most effectively to local climate, demographic and economic factors. The goal of the 2006 Summit was to develop a customized plan for San Diego County.

On September 29, 2006, the first annual Water Conservation Summit brought San Diego County water agencies together with land-use planning agencies and the businesses that design, build, supply, maintain and sell urban landscapes. The desired outcome of the symposium was to increase market supply and demand for water-efficient landscaping in San Diego County.

The Summit's three panel discussions were designed to provide each Summit participant with the understanding and perspective to actively develop strategies and action plans during the afternoon break-out sessions. Participants were expected to come prepared, ready to contribute their expertise and ideas -- and they did.  Their recommendations, presented in the 2006 White Paper, launched three public/private working groups and formed the basis of the San Diego County Water Authority's Blueprint for Water Conservation.