“Save Water… Use it Wisely!”

New Public Information Theme Reflects Changed Water Supply Conditions

By Mark Paulson, Board of Directors, Division I – Alhambra San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District

As water supply conditions fluctuate, the San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District updates and refreshes its public information theme and messaging. After several years of severe drought, recent heavy precipitation and water supply improvements statewide and in the San Gabriel Valley, the District has developed a new theme reflecting awareness that supply conditions have improved while still encouraging wise use of our precious natural resource.

The design replaces the former theme, “Saving Water…it’s a good thing!” and incorporates new green and blue coloring along with water features. The new theme will be utilized on most District media and publications. We even have a fun design extension featuring H2Owl for school, youth, and community activities!

With summer here, please make sure your garden is water-efficient. It’s a great time to check for and fix leaks, to install or upgrade your irrigation controller with the help of a rebate, and to make sure you’ve transitioned to smart, water-wise California Native Plants that use 1/7th the water of other plants. The District has utilized information provided by the California Native Plant Society and their very informative Calscape website (www.calscape.org) to create water-wise gardening tips customized to meet the unique climates of our four member cities – Alhambra, Azusa, Monterey Park and Sierra Madre.

While we would recommend waiting until the hot dry summer months have concluded to do new plantings to give plants and their roots time to become established before hot, dry weather occurs, now is a good time to plan! These tips will save water and save money!