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There are numerous ways to reduce outdoor water use!

Some of them require a modest investment, such as replacing old, inefficient sprinklers with water-wise drip irrigation, while others are totally free, such as simply changing the time of day you water your garden.

Here are some helpful tips for more efficient irrigation

If you choose to install drip irrigation, you can cut your water usage by up to 50%. And, if you convert your lawn to California-friendly shrubs and groundcovers, you’ll boost that percentage even further.

Use these steps to evaluate your existing spray irrigation system to see if drip is right for your garden.

Begin by determining which kind of drip irrigation will work best in the areas to be converted by using this Drip Primer.

If you have do-it-yourself skills, here are ten steps on how to convert your spray heads to drip:

Remember to use ½” drip tubing and not ¼” spaghetti tubing because smaller tubing clogs easily.

If you want to keep some of your lawn as a place for kids or pets to play, consider converting your old spray heads to more efficient rotating nozzles. These use 20% less water, and you can get rebates for them from So Cal Water$mart:

https://socalwatersmart.com/en/residential/rebates/available-rebates/sprinkler-nozzles/

To save even more water with your new drip or rotating nozzles, get a “smart” irrigation controller that automatically sets and updates the water times for maximum efficiency as the weather and seasons change. Here are the available rebates to check out:

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