Websites and Publications

Plumbing and Toilets

• Plumbing Care and Handbook
• Toilet Testing Website
• Toiletology 101
  

Garden Information

• Bay Friendly Landscaping and Gardening
• A Bay-Friendly Landscaping Guide to Mulch
• Better Homes & Gardens Magazine
• Garden Web — Internet Garden Co=mmunity
• Water Conservation Garden, San Diego, California
• Sunset magazine's Idea Gardens — Los Angeles, California Arboretum
• Mediterranean Climate Gardening
• Turf magazine featured articles
• Ruth Bancroft Garden website
• California Native Plant Society
• Be Water-Wise, tips on gardening efficiently
• Guide to landscaping in a water-saving manner
• "Guide to Estimating Irrigation Water Needs," including a complete guide to California plants

Irrigation Sources

• Irrigation Association
• Irrigation and Green Industry Network
• Water Right website
• "Guide to Estimating Irrigation Water Needs," including a complete guide to California plants

Other conservation websites:

• California Urban Water Conservation Council (CUWCC)
• East Bay Municipal Utilities District (EBMUD) water conservation website
• Contra Costa Water District (CCWD) water conservation website
• Santa Clara Valley Water District (SCVWD) water conservation website
• San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) water conservation website

Virtual Home Water Conservation Tour:

Left photo courtesy of the Hayward Shoreline Interpretive Center