B. Workshops and Tours
IRWD offers many workshops and tours to its customers as a part of ongoing outreach. These include monthly workshops targeted towards helping customers reduce outdoor water use and replace turf with drought-tolerant plants.
C. Public Outreach and Social Media
IRWD’s public outreach is aimed at promoting voluntary water conservation, something which IRWD has always done. IRWD’s Shed Show videos provide customers with practical information and inspiration to address issues in their landscapes and guidance on how to transition to a less water intensive landscape. Water use efficiency is a constant ethic and goal, promoted throughout the service area, regardless of drought conditions. IRWD makes extensive use of its website to host customer resources and uses social media to continually remind customers of water efficiency messages. The website features water use efficiency and easy to use irrigation scheduling guidelines, information on financial incentives, turf replacement and other programs. IRWD also informs its customers through billing inserts, mailers, newsletters, postcards, community association meetings, and local public events. IRWD developed the Yardtopia™ i Initiative , a new branding that focuses solely on outdoor water efficiency. Yardtopia considers customers’ lifestyles, trends, and preferences into account in campaigns that show what a beautiful water efficient landscape could look like, and how to implement it. The goal of Yardtopia is to motivate customers to replace their grass with water- efficient landscaping. The initiative has its own, separate website (yardtopia.com) in addition to its own social media channels and outreach plan. In compliance with AB 1572, IRWD updated its Rules and Regulations and provided special notification to all CII customers irrigating turf with potable water of the state’s ban on Non- functional Turf. Additional information and links to the water code were included on IRWD’s website. IRWD also provides informative workshops to communicate the detailed requirements and effective dates of the regulation in with affected CII customers.
D. Education Programs
IRWD has provided free innovative student water education programs since the mid-1970’s. These programs are available to students and teachers from kindergarten through college in any public, private or home school within IRWD’s service area. From student education programs to resident tours to exciting education partnerships, IRWD's commitment to community education is evident. Today, through an exciting partnership with the Discover Cube and OC Coastkeeper, we offer exceptional education programs meeting California curriculum content standards and bringing water education to life for the students in IRWD’s service area. IRWD also offers customized programs for high school and college classes highlighting a wide variety of topics related to water and environmental resources.
9 - 5
IRWD – 2025 Urban Water Management Plan
Powered by FlippingBook