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State’s Delta Smelt Plan Calls for More Water Flowing to Sea

With Delta smelt numbers at all-time lows, state officials on Tuesday released a list of more than a dozen projects they’re hoping to undertake in the next few years in a last-ditch effort to stave off the fish’s extinction.

One of those plans is sure to be contentious. The “Delta Smelt Resiliency Strategy” released Tuesday by the California Natural Resources Agency calls for allowing between 85,000 and 200,000 acre-feet of extra water to wash out to sea this summer to bolster smelt habitat.

With Ample Supply, San Diegans Can Water Lawns One More Day a Week

The City Council on Tuesday eased restrictions on water use instituted in the face of the drought, allowing residents to water one more day per week.

The action follows the San Diego County Water Authority‘s certification that between the new desalination plant and stored water there is enough available to meet demand for the next three years, even if the drought continues. San Diego residents can now water their lawns three days a week.

New Website Helps County Residents Create Sustainable Landscapes

The San Diego Sustainable Landscapes Program (SLP) has launched a website, SustainableLandscapesSD.org, to help the region’s residents easily find information to transform turf-based urban landscapes into sustainable ones that provide multiple environmental benefits, such as increased water-use efficiency and improved storm water management, according to a San Diego Water Authority press release.

The SLP is a grant-funded partnership created by the San Diego County Water Authority, the City of San Diego, the County of San Diego, the Surfrider Foundation, the California American Water Company and the Association of Compost Producers.

 

Water District Spends $2.2 Million To Get You To Conserve: ‘H2Love’ Campaign Launched

The Metropolitan Water District Tuesday unveiled an “H2Love” campaign asking Southern Californians to embrace long-term conservation as the state’s drought enters its fifth year and Los Angeles registers record-low rainfall.

The $2.2 million advertising and outreach effort is aimed at inspiring Californians to make a lifelong commitment to saving water at home, at work and in their communities. “In the face of this historic drought, Californians have proven they can respond to calls to save water, even under challenging conditions,” said Metropolitan General Manager Jeffrey Kightlinger.