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Is your thirsty lawn or garden in need of a makeover? MMWD has launched a new partnership with local nurseries, hardware stores and landscape material and irrigation supply houses to help customers give their gardens a water-efficient facelift for less. For a limited time, participating retailers are generously offering special coupons for a variety of water-saving materials, products and plants. You’ll find discounts on mulch, California native plants, irrigation supplies and more, so browse and print your coupons today!

Need inspiration for your garden makeover? Join us for five FREE Bay-Friendly Gardening workshops this spring. Our next workshop, Gardening from the Ground Up, is this Saturday, March 13, 9:00 a.m. – noon at Marin Art & Garden Center. Register here.




GENERAL NEWS

Board Meetings

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New Rates Approved
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North Bay Watershed Association 2010 Conference
Greening Our Water Infrastructure
, April 9, 2010, Petaluma

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Construction UpdatesPhoenix Lake




WATERSHED NEWS

Volunteer Opportunities

Quick links:  March volunteer events

WATER EDUCATION

School Education Program

MMWD is pleased to offer FREE, fun-filled and informative environmental education programs for schools in our service area during the 2009-10 school year:

  • Musical assemblies
  • Watershed field trips
  • Classroom presentations
  • More!
Learn more about our schools program


CONSERVATION NEWS

Upcoming Events

Join us for FREE Bay-Friendly Gardening workshops this spring!
This Saturday! March 13: Gardening from the Ground Up
March 27: Year-Round Edible Gardening
April 10: Gardening to Manage Pests Naturally
May 1: Go Native – Planting for Pollinators
All workshops are 9:00 a.m. – noon at the Marin Art & Garden Center in Ross, except Edible Gardening which will be at Draper Farms in San Anselmo. Learn more and register online.

Water Conservation Showcase
March 23, 2010, San Francisco

Eco-Friendly Garden Tour
May 15, 2010
Volunteers needed!

Get a FREE Home Water Use Survey

We will send a water conservation specialist to your home for a FREE water use efficiency survey to help you reduce your water use and your water bill. More information on home water surveys

 

Save our Water logoMMWD supports "Save Our Water," a statewide public education program designed to inform Californians on the state’s water challenges and to encourage water conservation. 





Today is March 12, 2010


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Weekly Water Consumption
 

 Consumption
average
gallons/day

 Consumption
average
/capita/day

March 1 - 7, 2010

15.4 million

83.2 gallons

Same week in 2009

15.8 million

85.2 gallons

Weekly Watering Schedule

Rainfall at Lake Lagunitas

  Annual Rainfall

 Total (inches)

July 1, 2009 - March 7, 2010

42.76

July 1, 2008 - March 7, 2009

37.35

Average year-to-date

41.39

View recent rainfall records and reservoir levels




Reservoir Storage
Alpine, Bon Tempe, Kent, Lagunitas, Nicasio, Phoenix, and Soulajule Reservoirs

 Acre-Feet

 % of Capacity

Storage as of March 7, 2010

77,211

97%

Storage for this date last year 

66,119

83%

Average storage for this date

69,059

87%

- Total maximum capacity of all 7 reservoirs is 79,566 acre-feet.
- Current storage (77,211 acre-feet) is 112 percent of the average storage (69,059 acre-feet) for this date
.
- Call 415-945-1533 for a recorded message of our weekly rainfall and reservoir storage information.




Rainfall History at a Glance

Clouds over Mt. Tamalpais You can now view the history of rainfall at Lake Lagunitas at a glance. We have added a convenient chart (in PDF format) to the  Reservoirs section of our website. The chart tracks the history of rainfall at Lake Lagunitas all the way from 1880 to 2008. Rainfall History



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