Are you constantly flummoxed when it comes time to program your sprinklers for maximum effect? Is the instruction manual for your system hard to comprehend?

We have the answers! Attend a landscaping workshop at the Irvine Ranch Water District headquarters office at 15600 Sand Canyon Avenue, Irvine, on Saturday, August 9 from 9 a.m. to noon. Learn from the experts about basic programming concepts and landscape techniques that will help you save water and money. Explore popular weather-based sprinkler controllers on the market, discuss the pros and cons and receive hands-on training.

All participants will be entered for a chance to win a $100 Home depot gift card.

For information and to sign up for the workshop, please visit our website.

Contact: Shannon Reed, Public Affairs Manager
reeds@irwd.com, (949) 453-5500

 

The new IRWD Water Reliability video shows our strong commitment to maintaining a diversified water supply and making sure water flows from your tap at all times. View the full video at youtube.com/IrvineRanchWD.

Through thoughtful planning and prudent fiscal policies, we cost-effectively manage our water resources, while continuing to diversify supplies to enhance future reliability.

IRWD boasts a highly diverse water supply, using local groundwater, recycled water and water banking to reduce our dependence on costly imported water.

In 1990, imported water made up approximately 64 percent of IRWD’s water supply; today, it accounts for only 28 percent.

Reducing the District’s reliance on imported water:

• Protects IRWD customers from statewide supply fluctuations
• Keeps costs low
• Reduces our carbon footprint by decreasing the amount of imported water moved across the state to meet IRWD demands
• Helps reduce demand on the environmentally sensitive Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta

Ecological protection and restoration of the Delta is vital to ensuring the health and reliability of California’s future water supply and economy.

Watch the full video at youtube.com/IrvineRanchWD.

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The annual Residential Demonstration Landscape Open House and Vendor Fair is set for Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the South Coasdt Research and Extension Center in Irvine. The The facility is located at 7601 Irvine Boulevard. This is the fifth consecutive year that UC Extension and Irvine Ranch Water District cooperated on this event.

Included in the daylong event are guided garden walks, discussions about gardening and irrigation practices, and plant sales. Fifty percent of all household water use is in the yard, so residents can find out how to cut back on watering and save money.

There is no charge for admission to this event. Here is a sampling of what customers can expect at the Open House:

• A discussion about edible landscaping
• Home ant control, easy as 1,2,3
• Irrigation product information
• A demonstration on self-watering vegetable garden containers
• Composting – learn how to turn yard waste into black gold
• Children’s activity – planting seeds
• Sample varieties of fruit grown at the South Coast Research and Extension Center
• Free tool sharpening by OC Blacksmiths
• Random opportunities throughout the day

Visit the South Coast Research and Extension Center website, or contact Tammy Majcherek at (949) 733-3970 for more information.

Contact: Shannon Reed, Public Affairs Manager
reeds@irwd.com, (949) 453-5500