We have new stickers, fliers, and posters in English and Spanish to remind customers to continue to conserve water.

 

The stickers are 3 x 3 inches and can be placed on a mirror, wall, or window; they are "low tac" so they are easy to remove. They come in English or Spanish. The flier and poster include the five prohibited outdoor water uses now in effect (e.g., no irrigating between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m) and are in English on one side and in Spanish on the other.  

 

Click here to order these free materials or pick them up in the lobby of our main office (220 Nellen Avenue, Corte Madera). 

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency this month recognized the Sonoma-Marin Saving Water Partnership as a WaterSense Partner of the Year for its commitment to promoting water efficiency. The three water districts and six cities that purchase water from the Sonoma County Water Agency (SCWA), including MMWD, are members of the Sonoma-Marin Saving Water Partnership. SCWA is the partnership program manager.

The partnership was honored for several 2013 conservation programs, including the 20-Gallon Challenge, which featured incentive prizes such as high-efficiency toilets and clothes washers, rainwater catchment and graywater systems, and custom water-wise landscape design in exchange for a pledge to save 20 gallons per person per day.

 Learn more about the Sonoma-Marin Water Saving Partnership and its programs here.

Starting Monday, October 20 a contractor for Marin County Public Works is performing geotechnical exploration work on the dam as part of a feasibility study for the Phoenix Lake flood reduction program to protect the Ross Valley.

The work will last about six weeks and will involve periodic road and trail closures near the dam crest. Maps with alternative routes are posted at various locations on site. A copy of the map is also available online.

The MMWD Board of Directors recently authorized a contribution of $30,000 to help fund a new study called the North Bay Climate Adaptation Initiative (NBCAI). The study was initiated by the Sonoma County Regional Climate Protection Authority (RCPA) in cooperation with NBCAI and several resource agencies in Sonoma, Marin, Napa, and Mendocino counties. The State Coastal Conservancy is providing $100,000 for the $200,000 study; the remaining funds will be provided by the Sonoma County Water Agency and Napa County.

The purpose of the assessment is to develop a spatially explicit, regional vulnerability assessment for implementing climate adaptation strategies. Once the assessment is completed, NBCAI will create a portfolio of watershed and sub-watershed reports customized to the planning needs of MMWD. The assessment will provide MMWD with a wealth of water-related data for a historic baseline and a multi-model set of climate futures.

More infomation about NCBAI is available here.