Indian Wells awarded for water conservation

The city of Indian Wells was honored for achievements in landscaping water conservation, it was announced Friday.Indian Wells was one of four state and local municipalities and water agencies given the Intelligent Use of Water State of the Union Award, which was presented at the WaterSmart Innovations Conference and Exposition in Las Vegas by the Rain Bird Corp.

Jonathan Younger, a spokesman for the Azusa-based irrigation products company, said Indian Wells was recognized for water savings, landscape preservation and overall impact on water use in the desert city.

City officials will serve on a panel at Rain Bird's “Intelligent Use of Water Summit XI,” which will be held in April at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.

City News Service

via mydesert.com