Conservation Tools Available
Santa Cruz Water Department
toilet & washer rebates
free shower heads, faucet aerators, etc
house calls for leak detection & water audit
landscape info
Soquel Creek Water District
All of the above, plus:
rebates for graywater & rain catchment
rebates for irrigation equipment
water-wise garden grants for organizations
Greywater & Rainwater Catchment
• Greywater Action --- includes info on sustainable water culture; composting toilets
• Central Coast Greywater Alliance at Ecology Action's website
Education & Advocacy
• Transition Santa Cruz Water Group
• Desalination Alternatives Group forming. Download their critique of local desalination proposal here.
• Community Water Coalition (Water Service Expansion to UCSC)
• Sierra Club