Eastern Municipal Water District’s demonstration garden, 2270 Trumble Road, in Perris offers visitors a chance to gain ideas and see how beautiful a water efficient space can be Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. through 5 p.m. Valley News/Courtesy photo
PERRIS – With drought conditions across California and the western United States having gone from bad to worse this spring, there has never been a more important time to focus attention on outdoor irrigation efforts.Throughout Eastern Municipal Water District’s service area, approximately 60% of residential water use is for outdoor irrigation. It provides the largest opportunity for increased efficiencies and longstanding changes to landscapes and devices that will help further reduce water use.Because of updated plumbing codes and previous investments in low flow toilets, faucets and other more efficient appliances, along with customers embracing habits such as shorter showers and turning the water off while brushing teeth or cooking, water agencies throughout the state have s
