March 03, 2025

Stop Unnecessary Watering Don't Run Auto Irrigation in Winter

Water Your Lawn and Garden Only As Needed

Watering by automatic irrigation schedules is a primary cause for excessive and wasteful water use. You should water your lawn and garden “only as needed” and avoid scheduled irrigation as much as possible to avoid unnecessary watering.

We suggest you use the semi-automatic or manual start feature on your irrigation controller to regulate how much water to use. 

Watering by hand is still the most efficient way of watering your garden, however, if you do choose an automatic watering schedule, use a weather-based irrigation controller and/or a soil-moisture shut-off switch to prevent unnecessary watering. 

For questions, call our Customer Service at 831-384-6131 or read our Landscape Watering Tips below.

Join Our Workshop to Design Your Own Garden

Learn Critical Steps for a Watershed-Wise Garden

Webinar: Wed, March 5, 6:00 – 7:30 PM

Join us for a LIVE Zoom Webinar entitled You Can Design Your Own Garden and learn the critical steps to design a watershed-wise landscape. Topics include:

1. Sizing and siting the rainwater capture area
2. Developing a palette of climate-appropriate plants
3. Applying key design principles
4. Laying out a successful planting plan

The classes are free but advance registration is required.

Marina Coast Water District

11 Reservation Road, Marina CA 93933

(831) 384-6131 | mcwd.org