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Mark Fix a Leak Week - March 18 to 24

Posted Fri, 2013/01/18 - 12:16pm by RCAP

Did you know that an American home can waste, on average, more than 10,000 gallons of water every year due to running toilets, dripping faucets, and other household leaks?

Water efficiency deal wins approval in California

Posted Wed, 2012/11/21 - 12:53pm by RCAP

New water rate structure meets state water goals by incentivizing efficiency

SACRAMENTO (NRDC) –Thousands of California households could save on their monthly bills thanks to a new rate structure that California American Water Company will introduce in Sonoma, Ventura, Los Angeles and San Diego (California) counties as part of a water-rate settlement with the Natural Resources Defense Council approved Nov.8 by state regulators.

Toolkit for Protecting Drinking Water Sources through Agricultural Conservation Practices is now available online

Posted Thu, 2012/11/15 - 5:12pm by RCAP

The collaboration toolkit Protecting Drinking Water Sources through Agricultural Conservation Practices is now available online. The toolkit offers effective steps that source water protection professionals working at the state level can take to build partnerships with USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to get more agricultural conservation practices on the ground to protect sources of drinking water.