Thursday, May 5, 2016

Tightening the LA Water Belt

Angelenos use a huge amount of water -- especially for the outdoors. It’s estimated that just the homes in L.A. proper use over 28 BILLION gallons each year for their yards and pools. That’s equal to the daily drinking water needs of the entire U.S. population for almost 6 months.

Even more surprising is that only 20% of these homes use almost 60% of the 28 billion gallons. These homes are in a series of 20 neighborhoods that we’ll call the Water Belt. It literally stretches across the middle of L.A. from Pacific Palisades to the Hollywood Hills to Sherman Oaks to Woodland Hills. Some of these neighborhoods use over 2 BILLION gallons annually by themselves. The challenge is that many of these homeowners just don’t want to reduce their water as they don't want to compromise their yards.

We here at Rachio have a few suggestions to reducing water use without compromising. The biggest impact? Smart sprinkler controllers like oursWe’ve estimated that it could save 2.9 BILLION gallons annually for these neighborhoods alone.

So, check out our infographic to learn more about the Water Belt and our suggestions. Want to cut your water use or tell someone else who needs to? Visit rachio.com today.