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New Irvington Tunnel One of Many Water System Improvements
Many water delivery systems in California are aged and falling further and further into dismal condition. This can lead to wasted water and underground sewage leakages. Here’s a northern California system that draws on Hetch Hetchy supplies that is undergoing repairs. New Irvington Tunnel One of Many Water System Improvements Written by […]
Time to Use Less Water: Water-efficient landscape ordinance vs. your garden
We are swinging into the hottest part of the year in California (I hope!) and I’d like to remind you to abide by California’s Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance. Here’s a review of the ordinance and some good tips from a Northern California landscaper. Thanks to catherine Elvert of the City of Palo […]
Californians Should Use Less Delta Water
Californians must continue to take under serious consideration how we manage our water supplies, our public trust resource, and the extent to which we can alter our behaviors to conserve water and use it. The current overdraught of the Delta is coming increasingly to our attention. The State Water Board has just […]
Wonders of Our Water Works Plant Tours
OK, I know everyone isn’t go to jump out of their seats when thy see this opportunity, but I sure just did! Take advantage of this great opportunity to learn about the inner workings of what hapens to your water when it goes down the drain. It will help you remember to […]
Job Posting: Senior Litigation Attorney, SF, CA
Are you a lawyer looking for an opportunity to work more closely in water. You are in luck, doubly so if you’d like to live in San Francisco. Lawyers for Clean Water is hiring! Lawyers for Clean Water, Inc. is a small, team-oriented, public interest law firm providing representation to environmental groups […]
Watershed Stewardship Curriculum
Sometimes those working in stormwater forget that it’s management best starts closest to it’s source – managing rainwater. Right on traget, the SFPUC has developed a stormwater management tool, The Watershed Stewardship Curriculum, to assist schools in their adoption of Rainwater Harvesting (RWH) practices. Watershed Stewardship Curriculum http://sfwater.org/mto_main.cfm/MC_ID/14/MSC_ID/361/MTO_ID/565 From 2009 to 2010, […]