Conservation Rates are Improving! Here’s How to Save Water and Save Money!

By Mark Paulson

Over the past few months, our great residents and businesses have been able to switch gears out of the pandemic, getting back to a more normal lifestyle. From a water perspective, that means as the hot summer months arrived, water conservation levels – which had lagged earlier in the year – started to increase again. We are thankful for your assistance and for Alhambra’s and the State’s focused messaging on the subject!

Unfortunately, the drought and water supplies continue to worsen. Because 80% of the water we use in the San Gabriel Valley is local groundwater, conservation efforts benefit us locally and directly. Every gallon of water we save is a gallon of water we don’t need to treat, store, pump, recycle, import, desalinate or purchase. Conservation is the cheapest way to save water!

The San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District offers this rebate program to help you save money on your purchase of equipment and supplies that save water. Please review the graphic below. Our website (www.sgvmwd.com) provides more information and direct, on-line rebate applications to make savings available to you quickly. The District provided more than $19,000 in rebates last year. We have funds available, so act quickly to cash in and help us beat this drought!