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ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS DIVISION

 

Residents

 
Landscape  

Water Efficiency Programs & Rebates

Gardens & Landscaping

Water Conservation Rules & Regulations

Water Saving Tips

Water FAQs

Free Home Water Assessment

Selling Your Home Ordinance

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Contact Us
phone: 310.458.2213
fax: 310.393.1279

environment@santa-monica.org
 

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Gardens & Landscaping

Landscaping accounts for 50 to 60% of residential water use.  However, it is possible to have a beautiful garden while saving substantial amounts of water, a precious resource.  California-friendly gardens are appropriate for our climate, they are esthetically beautiful and enhance your property value with requiring little water and maintenance.

The most important factors for making your Santa Monica garden water-efficient are getting control of your watering system, improving the efficiency of your watering equipment and Choosing appropriate plant materials.  Fill out an on-line
landscape information request form

                   

 

Demonstration Gardens

 
  garden\garden Project Description

Getting control of your watering system

 
   Choosing a Control System
 How Much / How Often

 Choosing Plant Material

Improving the efficiency of your watering equipment

 

 Choosing Appropriate Watering Device
 Maintenance / Troubleshooting
 Irrigation Overspray

 Professional Drip Irrigation Guidelines
 Smart Irrigation Control Systems Info Sheet

Landscaping Resources

   Tours & Workshops
 Parkway Landscaping Guidelines

 Water Waste Ordinances
 Urban Runoff Information
 Sustainable Landscape Professional Program
 Sustainable Landscape Professional Program Application
 Sustainable Landscape Professional List
  Landscape and Irrigation Requirements SMMC 8.108.060 subpart
Guidelines for the Design & Construction of Water-Efficient Irrigation Systems in the City of Santa Monica

WUCOLS – Water Use Classification of Landscape Species plant list
 
Equipment for converting sprinklers to drip:  
 
Rain Bird Control Zone Kits        

(520) 434-6200
Subsurface Watering Systems:
 
Surface-Flow                              
 
Evaporative Control Systems  
    

(949) 723-2888
(877) 608-2615
Weather-based controllers:
 
Aqua Conserve                           
 
WeatherSet                              
 Weather-Trak                            
 
 
ETWater
                                     

(877) 922-2782
(818) 993-1449
(707) 769-9696
(415) 945-9383

 

 

This page was last modified on 06/23/2008

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