Water districts throughout western Riverside County will play host to the 11th annual Community Water Conservation Festival on Saturday, April 6.
The free event will be held at the Big League Dreams Sports Park, 2155 Trumble Road in Perris.
The festival will run from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. A landscaping workshop begins at 11:30 a.m. and the first 100 people in attendance will receive free water-saving items.
During the event, residents can learn about retrofitting outdoor irrigation equipment to become more water efficient and about water-wise landscaping ideas, among other topics. A number of master gardeners will be on hand.
Presentations also will be given on smart controllers, high-efficiency toilets and drip irrigation systems.
Each participating district will have information about rebate programs available to customers and a raffle will be held.
There will be many activities for children throughout the event. A puppet show will be presented at 11 a.m., and there will be face-painting and caricature booths. “Dewie the Dragon,” “Zoie” and “Admiral Splash” will be in attendance to help entertain and educate children.
“This is a fun, community-based event for the whole family,” said Stacy Rodriguez, EMWD’s conservation program supervisor and committee chairperson for the event. “Our hope is that families come out, learn how to be more efficient with their water usage and take those ideas home to help them save water, time and money.”
The festival is presented by Eastern Municipal Water District, Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District, Rancho California Water District, Western Municipal Water District, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Bureau of Reclamation, the State of California Department of Water Resources and the County of Riverside’s “Only Rain Down the Drain” pollution prevention program.
For more information on the program, go online to www.iewaterfestival.com.
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