Can you answer the question: “Where does my water come from?” Here we are in California, a state where we have lived in drought conditions 35 out of the last 100 years (that’s 35%) of the time. And yet, we are not in the habit of managing our water sources and water […]
The Oakland Art Murmur is the happening place to be on the first Friday of every month. This month, even more so, as Wholly H2O and the Oakland Rain Barrel Program will be offering Mokelumne River Water on Tap. When you’re ready for a cool, quenching drink, stop by the corner of […]
Where is the water running through your own watershed? For many of us living in urban areas of California, that question is not only hard to answer, but not even a question that ever crosses our minds. In many urban zones, the local potable water supply (used for both potable and nonpotable […]
“The Role of Water Conservation and Reuse in Watershed Management”, presented by Elizabeth Dougherty, PhD at the Northbay Watershed Association Board Meeting. The North Bay Watershed Association is a group of 16 regional and local public agencies located throughout Marin, Sonoma, and Napa Counties. The NBWA has been created to bring together […]
Californians use copious amounts of highly treated potable water on thier landscape. Water used for irrigation is over half of the California residential water use every day. Studies on residential water use figures continue to propose a wide range, from 108 to 173 gallons per day. Given the spread, we can use […]
What do you know about your own watershed? Do you know the name of the closest creek to you, whether above ground (daylighted) or running through an piped infrastructure system? Too often, we are unnaturally disconnected not only from our water sourece. OK, that’s a bit understandable, as in California, water can […]
Yesterdays solar eclipse brought a whole new vision of a rain barrel to light!
The San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary is one of the largest estuaries on the West Coast of North and South America. It encompasses roughly 1,600 square miles, and drains 40% of the state’s water. This means that 40% of all water that falls onto the state through snow and rain come through the […]
Here is the newest version of the Title 24, Part 5, Chapter 17 – Nonpotable Rainwater Catchment Systems. If you are interested in participating in the process (and please do!), the next step is a 45 day comment period. Comments on this pending version of the Rainwater Code should be addressed to: […]
Here is the newest version of the Title 24, Part 5, Chapter 16 – Residential and Commercial Graywater Systems. If you are interested in participating in the process (and please do!), you may send comments before April 29th. Comments on this pending version of the Rainwater Code should be addressed to: Contacts: […]
