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Save Your Green, Save Our Blue Garden supplies

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

News Room

New Rates Approved
More Information from Customer Service

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

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Construction Updates: Phoenix 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

MMWD 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