Sunrise light on a grove of tufa towers emerging from the water of Mono Lake with soft green and dusty-red wild grasses in the foreground, Canada geese in the shallow water with reflections of the rocky towers, and desert hills in the distance.

Los Angeles has best water conservation efforts of Southern California cities

Sunrise light on a grove of tufa towers emerging from the water of Mono Lake with soft green and dusty-red wild grasses in the foreground, Canada geese in the shallow water with reflections of the rocky towers, and desert hills in the distance.

The Sierra Club recently released a scorecard comparing the water conservation efforts of cities in Los Angeles and Orange Counties. The City of Los Angeles was the only city to meet all 19 criteria and receive a perfect score!

The criteria included restricted use measures, residential water efficiency measures, commercial water efficiency measures, efficient landscape irrigation, efficient commercial and industrial processes, and efficient municipal best practices.

Thanks to the efforts of the Mono Lake Committee and partners in the city, Los Angeles continues to lead the way to sustainable water use, which reduces the need for imported water from places like Mono Lake.