BAWSCA » water conservation http://bawsca.org Bay Area Water Supply & Conservation Agency Fri, 18 May 2012 01:25:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 From lawn to native yard http://bawsca.org/from-lawn-to-native-yard/ http://bawsca.org/from-lawn-to-native-yard/#comments Mon, 02 Aug 2010 20:53:20 +0000 lourdes http://bawsca.org/?p=1218 By: MICHELE CHANDLER
Published: July 31, 2010

San Jose homeowner Joanne Curme was tired of her lawn and its never-ending cycle of mow-weed-water-repeat.  Kim Tarman of San Ramon longed for a yard with vibrant colors.  And Arvind Kumar of San Jose had had it with broken sprinkler heads and dead splotches of lawn. 

All three ditched their conventional lawns and joined the growing number of Bay Area residents replacing their grass yards with drought-resistant plants and California natives.

Read more at San Jose Mercury News

]]> http://bawsca.org/from-lawn-to-native-yard/feed/ 0 Water conservation could limit suburban lawns http://bawsca.org/water-conservation-could-limit-suburban-lawns/ http://bawsca.org/water-conservation-could-limit-suburban-lawns/#comments Sat, 09 Jan 2010 08:00:21 +0000 admin http://bawsca.org/?p=642 By SUSAN SWARD
Published: January 9, 2010

John Boyle, a 51-year-old venture capitalist in Menlo Park, built a new home on his property more than a decade ago largely to create a big lawn where his children could play football or baseball.

Read more at The New York Times

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July 02, 2009, 12:00 AM By Nicole Sandkulla

Water is in short supply for many cities, farms and businesses across California and will remain so for the foreseeable future. In San Mateo County, water customers are being asked to continue efforts to voluntarily reduce their water use by 10 percent as we experience our third dry year. Reducing water use in the home is an easy way to meet this 10 percent voluntary reduction target and can save you money on your water, and possibly energy and sewer bills as well.

Read more at the San Mateo Daily Journal.

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