Welcome to the Mendocino County Drought and Water Conservation Resources Webpage!  This page contains resources, web links and lists of current events in our area related to drought adaptation and water conservation. Please send information and announcements to the site administrator at wateradmin@mcrcd.org.

Water Wise Water Conservation Resources

• Home Water Use Self Assessment_for viewing
• Home Water Use Self Assessment_for printing (Please note that this version must be printed and folded for the pages to appear in the correct order. For viewing on a device, use the version above.)
• Indoor Water Conservation Tips: English and Spanish
• How to read your water meter
• Leak Detection Guide
• Toilet Measurement Graphic
• MCRCD Indoor Water Conservation Powerpoint
• Hidden Water Use: http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/freshwater/embedded-water/ and National_Geographic_Hidden_Water
• MCRCD Mendocino County Graywater information
• Drought Landscaping Power Point
• Harvesting Rainwater
• Landscape Irrigation Evaluation
• Deep Root Watering Systems Illustration

Water Wise Radio Program Series

• Drought Landscaping and Drip Irrigation
• Installing and Maintaining Greywater Systems
• In-Home Water Conservation
• Rainwater Harvesting

Resources for Ag Producers:

• Agricultural Water Stewardship for Drought Preparedness
• Farm Water Stewardship Fact Sheet
• Mendocino County Approved Water Haulers
• List of Resources for Drought Problems
• UCD Research: How Will Farmers Respond to Drought
• USDA-Emergency Drought Assistance

Links:

• Mendocino County Russian River Flood Control and Water Conservation Improvement District’s Lake Mendocino Updates                                                                                  http://rrfc.net/Water%20Supply
• NOAA National Weather Service Forecast Office, CA Drought Pagehttp://www.wrh.noaa.gov/wrh/droughtca.php?wfo=eka
• The California Department of Food and Agriculture Drought Page http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/drought/