Water News 

Local Creeks Photo Contest – Sacramento County Department of Water Resources is calling all amateur photographers to take photos of local creeks for a chance to be featured in the 2010 Sacramento County Creeks Calendar. The contest is open to students between the ages 8-18 years old and the deadline to submit is August 12, 2009. For details on how to enter, visit the Creek Photo Contest website.

Water Tips for Spring
We recommend watering your lawn no more than 3 times a week. For spray heads, water between 10 - 15 minutes; for rotor sprinkler heads, water between 20 – 30 minutes. For both types of sprinklers, divide the time into 2 or 3 start times to minimize or eliminate runoff. For more tips, visit our water conservation page.

Online Garden Exhibit
Let your fingers do the walking and take a tour of water efficient gardens right on your computer. Don’t know which plants are water efficient? Our garden gallery allows you to search for various water efficient plants by color, size or type. Begin your interactive garden experience.

Bay-Delta Conservation Plan and the Delta Vision
Learn about Sacramento County's policies and response to the Delta Vision and Bay-Delta Conservation Plan. More...

Water Rate Increase and Availability of Water Conservation Discount
The Water Agency has provided drinking water to its service area customers for more than 50 years. Unfortunately, the cost of planning, constructing, operating and maintaining water facilities to assure reliable water service continues to increase, and water rates have had to increase accordingly. Therefore, the Water Agency is increasing water rates beginning July 1, 2009 and again, on July 1, 2010. More…

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