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WaterMyYard Field Day Event – August 2024
On August 3, 2024, the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension team welcomed over 130 participants for their first-ever Field Day to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the WaterMyYard program. The program was initially developed in north Texas in response to the 2011 drought and now has expanded all over the state with 13 sponsors, including the Harris-Galveston and Fort Bend Subsidence Districts.
Your Better Yard
Join the Your Better Yard campaign created by EPA WaterSense by making your yard better fitted to your lifestyle while enhancing your landscape with water-saving techniques. Whether you are a master gardener or someone who wants a low-maintenance garden, try out some...
Prepare Your Home For Winter
Save money, time, and water by preparing your home now for winter! According to the EPA, an irrigation system leak 1/32nd of an inch in diameter (about the thickness of a dime) could waste about 6,300 gallons of water per month (EPA,2017). When leaving your faucet to...
Tackle Texas’ Drought
Some cities and water providers have recently started implementing a drought contingency plan with limitations on water use. Let’s huddle together to preserve water with a water-saving playbook and beat this drought! Read on to learn how to implement new plays on...
Indoor Water-Saving Tips + Resources
With the scorching hot weather conditions, let’s focus on some easy ways to implement indoor water savings.
Observe Smart Irrigation Month in Your Community!
This July, be sure to celebrate Smart Irrigation Month! The Irrigation Association highlights several values of smart irrigation, like creating more livable communities where people can play and stay active with the addition of green infrastructure. Green...
Jump Into Pool Water Efficiency
Jump Into Pool Water Efficiency! It’s officially pool time here in Texas, let’s jump into pool water efficiency with our friends the EPA. Pool covers are the most effective method of reducing water losses from evaporation. When in use, solid pool covers can reduce...
Spruce Up and Save Water Outside
Spruce Up Your Sprinkler System Spring has sprung! It is officially time to spruce up your sprinkler system. Check out these great tips from the EPA and don't forget to download the Water My Yard app for free, customized watering recommendations for YOUR yard!
Learn about Fix-A-Leak-Week
Save water and money by findin gand fixing leaks during Fix-A-Leak-Week! Did you know you could save 10% on your water bill just by fixing a leak? Water is our most precious resource, let's work together to find these leaks and save water. Find out more information...
Ode to the Commode
Ode to the Commode - Save with Every Flush! Save up to 13,000 gallons of water each year by replacing old, inefficient toilets in your home with WaterSense labeled models! Learn more at epa.gov/watersense/residential-toilets
New Years Means New Ways to Save Water
It's 2023, let's make some great plans for the new year! Ring in the new year by taking the "I'm for Water" pledge and dedicate your year to saving water. Our friends at the EPA have made saving water easy by creating a WaterSense resolutions checklist. Learn more at...
Holiday Gathering Water-Saving Tips
With the holidays quickly approaching, we all anticipate gathering with our friends and family. If you plan on hosting during this holiday season, your water usage can increase between toilet usage, cleaning, and even preparing for your guests' arrival. In preparation...
School is in Session: Top Ways for Students to Conserve Water
A student’s understanding of where water comes from and best practices for using it as efficiently as possible can encourage lifelong water conservation behavior. Here are a few ways to get students involved: Take advantage of water conservation school programs and...
When in Drought…
Learn about local resources to utilize during Texas drought conditions.
Stars, Stripes, & Water Savings: Celebrate Smart Irrigation Month
Celebrate America’s birth month by saving a precious resource—water! More than 28 million homes across the United States have in-ground sprinkler systems, and most of those systems schedule watering with some clock-based device. As a result, many homeowners waste...