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Carson / CalWater Partner on Water-Wise Community Garden with Dedication Ceremony

 

The City of Carson and local water utility California Water Service or Cal Water have partnered to convert Carson City Hall’s landscaping from thirsty turf to a water-wise garden that is projected to save up to 2.3 million gallons of water each year. The City of Carson and Cal Water came together Sept. 30 to dedicate the new community garden and spotlight the importance of making conservation a way of life, as the State has emphasized through recent regulations to reduce water use.

The project was funded through Cal Water’s lawn-to-garden and spray-to-drip rebate programs, which provided $388,377 to the city. It included removing 129,500 square feet of turf around City Hall and replacing it with drought-tolerant landscaping. Cal Water estimates that over the lifetime of the project, the city could save up to 23.3 million gallons of water.

“This project is very important to the City of Carson as we continue to create initiatives that will sustain us not just today but in the future,” said Carson Mayor Lula Davis-Holmes. “This garden is Carson making conservation a way of life for our residents and visitors, and we hope that the garden serves as an inspiration to everyone to make water-wise decisions in their lives.”

Projects like this are becoming increasingly important as about 400 of California’s largest cities approach the State’s Jan. 1, 2025, deadline to develop a water-use budget every year and set and meet appropriate targets. The rules are a part of two laws signed in 2018 after a severe five-year drought, but despite recent wet years, conversions like the City of Carson’s are important in implementing a long- term solution.

Cal Water offers its customers a number of incentives to save water every day through conservation rebates and programs. 

Details: visit www.calwater.com/conservation 

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