Most of the water use in Southern California goes to urban landscapes. That’s why the Vista (California) Irrigation District and other San Diego region water agencies sought ways to promote water efficiency through California-friendly landscape design.
In the process, Vista district staff discovered that four other San Diego County water agencies had created a contest to promote the beauty of lower-water-use landscapes. Word about the success of that quickly spread to a dozen other water agencies that had the same objective.
The WaterSmart landscape contest, now in its 15th year, promotes the beauty of water-saving landscapes and rewards homeowners who chose
