Water Smart

Using water efficiently will help ensure reliable water supplies today and for future generations. Water -saving techniques can save you money and diverts less water from our rivers, bays, and estuaries, which helps keep the environment healthy. 

Use Less Water Indoors and Outdoors:

• Tips for Saving Water: Outdoors and Indoors - MassDCR Office of Water Resources (PDF)
• Using Water More Efficiently in the Home - MassDEP (PDF)
• Tips for Saving Water Inside Your Home - MWRA
• Summer Watering Tips - Charles River Watershed Association (PDF)
• Water Smart Gardens - Charles River Watershed Association (PDF)
• Water Smart Lawns - Charles River Watershed Association (PDF)

Water Smart Landscaping Resources

Provided by the Charles River Watershed Association

• Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources
  Water Use and Water Conservation
• Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
  Lawns and Landscapes in Your Watershed
• Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
  More Than Just A Yard- Ecological Landscaping Tools for Massachusetts Homeowners (PDF)
• Massachusetts Water Resource Authority
  Garden and Landscaping Water Conservation Tips
• Massachusetts Water Resource Commission
  Guide to Lawn and Landscape Water Conservation (PDF)
• US Environmental Protection Agency
  Water-Smart Landscapes (PDF)
• US Environmental Protection Agency
  WaterSense program: Outdoors

Landscaping Resources

Provided by the Charles River Watershed Association

• Greenscapes
• Native Plant Trust
• Plant Something MA - Water Smart Landscaping
• Tower Hill Botanic Garden
• University of Massachusetts Extension - Efficient Outdoor Watering
• Ecological Landscape Alliance
• Find an Eco-Pro