Water Conservation Publications
If you are interested in receiving the following information and brochures, please e-mail custsvc@ebmud.com or call 1-866-403-2683 and provide your name, mailing address and which brochures/information you wish to receive. Please allow up to two weeks for delivery.
- Sunset's How To Water Your Garden - This popular publication features tips to help you maintain your garden, including mulching tips, and irrigation maintenance.
- Sunset's Smart Water and Energy Use In the West - This colorful, 16-page publication summarizes how to save energy and water in your household.
- Water Wise Tips - Water conservation tips to apply indoors and in the landscape.
- Water Wise Self-Survey Kit - Learn how to find and fix leaks, read your meter, check your flow rates, and save water both indoor and in your landscape. Mail the survey results for free devices mailed directly to your home or business.
- Watering Guide - A "seasonal how-to" water in your landscape guide.
Plants
and Landscapes for Summer-Dry Climates
EBMUD's
beautifully
photographed, award-winning 336-page book features more than 650 native
Californian and Mediterranean plants suited to the climate and microclimates
found throughout much of California and the West. Over 500 color photos show
plants in garden settings that blend well with natural surroundings and reduce
reliance on water. View our
plant book page if you want more
information or to order a copy.
The Firescape - Landscaping to Reduce Fire Hazard
brochure is
free for EBMUD customers and also available below as a PDF file. If you live outside our service area, you can purchase
the brochure for $1.00/each. To purchase large quantities, please email
custsvc@ebmud.com
or call
1-866-403-2683.
To
purchase the brochure,
please mail a check payable
to EBMUD to:
EBMUD
c/o Water Conservation Division
P.O. Box 24055, MS 48
Oakland, CA 94623
The documents below are PDF files that can be viewed and printed through
Adobe Acrobat Reader, a free software. 
- Recommended Watering Guide (1MB)
- Drip Irrigation Guidelines (2.4MB)
- Firescape - Landscaping to Reduce Fire Hazard (3MB)
- Puddlestoppers Handbook (2.2MB)
- Water Conservation 2005 Annual Report (6MB)
- Water Conservation 2004 Annual Report (3MB)
- Water Conservation 2003 Annual Report (6MB)
- Water Conservation 2002 Annual Report (5MB)
- Demand Management Advisory Committee Report - October 2002 (2.6MB)
- Market Penetration Study - May 2002 (1.8MB)
- Business Water Conservation (1MB)
- Commercial Water Conservation (1MB)
- Landscape Water Conservation (1MB)