During the hot summer months nearly 50 percent of water is used outdoors, so this July, let’s all do our part to focus on finding ways to save water outdoors. Start today by ensuring compliance with the mandatory outdoor water use prohibitions:
- Check your irrigation system and fix any leaks, breaks or runoff immediately
- Only irrigate between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m.
In addition, implement these simple water-saving tips to save more:
- Utilize Santa Rosa’s free weekly watering recommendations
- Prioritize watering of shade trees
- Upgrade your irrigation to a drip system with an irrigation upgrade rebate
- Transform your lawn into a low water-use landscape with the Cash for Grass rebate
- Install a graywater or rainwater harvesting system