San Bernardino Valley supports a wide range of water conservation measures and programs that educate homeowners, business owners, students, and community members on a variety of ways to save water. From rebates to landscape contests to school programs, San Bernardino Valley is committed to providing the tools and information that will change the way we think about and use water. 

Making Conservation a California Way of Life

For more information on how California is working to integrate conservation into everyday water use, visit the State Water Resources Control Board’s “Making Conservation a California Way of Life” page. This initiative is aimed at managing urban water use more efficiently and includes new regulations that set unique efficiency goals for water suppliers. The goal is to develop long-term water conservation practices that can adapt to ongoing challenges. To learn more about these regulations, their impact on urban water use, and how you can get involved, click here.

SoCal Yard Transformation - A Step-by-Step Guide to Get the Yard You Want

Most people would like to have an attractive yard, and even better, one that does not use a lot of water. Creating and maintaining this type of yard can be challenging. The SoCal Yard Transformation book can answer your landscape questions. It provides a foundation of landscape basics as well as creative design ideas. This book can be found online in English and En Espanol. 

Water Saving Garden Friendly Website

Explore beautiful sustainable, climate-appropriate, and drought tolerant plants, trees and grass that thrive in the Inland Empire. With a click of a button, add your favorite plants to your private list that you can print and bring to your favorite nursery.  This user-friendly website also includes example landscapes and design ideas.

Demand Management Incentives

Our region continues to make major strides by working together to ensure long-term water resiliency. Demand management, also known as water conservation or water use efficiency, is one component of our dynamic water supply reliability efforts. The benefits result from reducing the demand on local supplies and taking steps to ensure resiliency of existing supplies. This approach was identified as a core strategy within the Upper Santa Ana River Watershed Integrated Regional Urban Water Management Plan adopted by San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District (San Bernardino Valley) and local water retailers.

The Demand Management Incentive Program is administered by San Bernardino Valley and compliments efforts of local water retailers in administering water use efficiency programs that promote water savings, in lieu of specific regional conservation outreach and rebate programs. This program structure maintains the flexibility and choice for each water retailer to plan and implement a variety of programs and solutions while supporting sustainable water demand.

San Bernardino Valley is committed to working with partners to build a resilient and sustainable water future for the community.

If you have any questions about this program or other water conservation efforts, please reach out to your local water retailer. 

Water Conservation Education and Workshops

San Bernardino Valley has partnered with the Inland Empire Resource Conservation District to develop water conservation education programming for both students and community groups. Presentations focus on a wide range of water saving practices. If your school or service club is interested in a presentation, please contact Kelly Malloy.

San Bernardino Valley also offers Landscape Workshops to residents throughout our service area to demonstrate a variety of water efficient landscape practices. Classes include an overview of planning your water-efficient yard, efficient watering methods, plant selection, and more. Visit our Calendar to see the dates for our upcoming landscape workshops.

Inland Solar Challenge

The Inland Solar Challenge uses an educational and competitive platform to convey the water conservation message. This annual event challenges local high school teams to each build a sixteen-foot boat equipped with solar technology, and race against each other on the water. In addition to the solar boat races, teams are required to prepare a water conservation report and create a public service announcement. San Bernardino Valley has been a sponsor of this event since 2008. For more information about this year's competition, visit InlandSolarChallenge.