Tag: California Department of Water Resources

Lawn maintenance

California drought begins to ease after 6 relentless years

Recent precipitation has caused optimism that the six-year drought in California may be drawing to an end in 2017. Read more on Total Landscape Care!

January 5, 2017

Business

California officials keep tabs on El Nino’s effect on drought

The California Department of Water Resources conducted its first measurements of 2016 for the Sierra Nevada snowpack last week. The overall reading is 108 percent of average.

January 4, 2016

Business

California water restrictions keep getting tighter

The California Water Commission continues to tighten the reins, this week adopting stricter regulations that limit the amount of grass that landscapers may plant for new homes. The new rules restrict “high water use” landscape elements, including grass, pools and other water features. Originally instituted in 2009, the Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance only permitted […]

July 17, 2015

Business

New water ordinance rules will affect more California landscaping

Proposed rule changes in California could soon mean that much smaller sites will fall under the jurisdiction of the state’s Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance. The changes recently moved one step closer to finalization. The public comment period on the revisions ended June 26 and they are now slated to go before the state’s Water Commission […]

July 9, 2015

Business

California’s water limits for new construction effectively limit turf as well

The California Building Standards Commission has voted to reduce the amount of water that may be used to maintain new landscaping under the California Green Building Standards Code. Ultimately the change limits how much grass may be planted. The rules require new construction larger than 2,500 square feet to use about 22 percent less water […]

June 2, 2015