🎶 Summertime and the livin’ is easy! Fish are jumping and the water bill is high! 🎶 Who doesn’t love summertime in Southern California? If we had to take a guess, we would say your water meter. SoCal summers bring us sunbathing at the beach, surfing swells, lazily lounging poolside and soaking in loads of sunshine. Nevertheless, the … More Dive into Drought-proof Life Hacks This Summer
Here’s a water truth that likely doesn’t swim across your mind too often: The water we use for all our daily needs and activities is the water that has always been on our planet. From rain, rivers, oceans, lakes, springs and aquifers – the water that Earth has given us is the water we will always have. Water resource planners, engineers and specialists have tapped into … More The Water (Re)cycle
When it comes to water news in Southern California, the drought dominated headlines for several years. But having enough water for everyone who lives and works here isn’t the only water concern we face. Our water needs to be clean, too. We expect that when we turn on our kitchen sinks, the water that flows … More SAWPA’s Basin Monitoring Program Task Force Celebrates 15 Years of Success
A task force encourages collaboration among multiple agencies to tackle challenges in a cooperative manner. The Santa Ana Watershed Project Association (SAWPA) facilitates several task forces in order to take on complex matters that are more effectively handled collectively. In 2008, SAWPA organized the Emerging Constituents Task Force in an effort to work with the … More Proactive and Voluntary Water Quality Testing: Emerging Constituents Program Task Force