Use a pool cover to reduce water loss from evaporation. Repair pool leaks. A one-inch-per-day leak in a 15 foot by 30 foot pool can waste about 102,000 gallons per year. Manually clean your filter. Maintain proper chemical levels and adequate circulation time to avoid needing to either drain your pool or use excess […]

Cal Water is grateful for our customers’ conservation efforts, and we continue to ask customers to save water every day, as our changing climate will bring more dry years in the future.

Hand watering is allowed and exempt from irrigation day schedules. If you use a hose, use a nozzle with a shutoff valve and stay vigilant to confirm that you don’t overwater.

Plant Lo cal Save water every day Blue Dicks Dipterostemon capitatus I may be a beauty, but wildlife like me for my corms. Emerging from the embers, I’m a fire-following-flower. Your garden is missing my perfect pop of purple. So plant me. Choose me. Love me. I’m a purple perennial that thrives in winter […]

Plant Lo cal Save water every day California Blackberry Rubus ursinus Growing high and wide, I’m one mighty good plant. My blooms may be beautiful, but I’m known for my berries. You’re welcome, wildlife! I can handle some drought, but can you handle my thorns? I’m drought-adapted, great for erosion, and a carbon-sequester. Plus, […]

Plant Lo cal Save water every day Blue Elderberry Sambucus Mexicana Bearing fruit and flowers, I’m the plant that can do both. Somewhere between a shrub and a tree, I take up space. But I’m worth it. Birds love me. And your garden will, too. I’m tall and thrive most in summer and spring. […]

Plant Lo cal Save water every day Common Yarrow Achillea millefolium Achilles is in my name—’cause healing is my game. I’m low maintenance, low moisture, and every pollinator’s BFF. And while I may grow taller than a toddler, I sure don’t act like one. Easy to grow, and great for beginners! Plus, I reseed […]

Plant Lo cal Save water every day Bush Monkey Flower Diplacus aurantiacus Sticky and sweet, the birds and the bees love me. I’m colorful, cheery, and look best in your backyard. 😉 Just give me some sunshine and I’ll take care of the rest. I love the sun and most soils—as long as they’re […]

Plant Lo cal Save water every day Purple Needlegrass Stipa pulchra A feel-good grass, I work hard for the climate so you don’t have to. But I’m not just grass—I’m the grass of the Golden State. Bottom line? I’m purple, popular, and just a tad prickly. I’m drought-adapted, great for erosion, and a carbon-sequester. […]

Our Commitment to Supporting Schools and Child Care Facilities in Their Effort to Maintain a High-Quality Water Supply In 2021, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a formal revision to the federal Lead and Copper Rule—the Lead and Copper Rule Revision (LCRR)—to protect children and communities from lead exposure in drinking water. […]