San Diego Water Conservation Budget

 

San Diego Water Increases Conservation Budget Focus Moves from Toilets to Landscapes

The San Diego County Water Authority added $1.3 million to its water conservation budget and announced it is moving its water conservation focus outside. The additional funding includes nearly $700,000 for landscape conservation, plus a temporary increase to phase out the ultra-low-flush toilet voucher program.

The additional landscape funding will go to the purchase of weather-based irrigation controllers, landscape conservation outreach, a water conservation summit and a study on certification and training of landscape contractors and gardeners. The shift in focus to outdoor water conservation followed a study of the effectiveness of existing water conservation programs. The study also recommended a water conservation summit this fall to allow stakeholders to assist in long-term outdoor water conservation planning.