Mike Garcia’s home looks like that of the prototypical Californian water thief.Despite that fact Garcia – like everyone else in Southern California – lives in a desert, there is water, water everywhere surrounding his North Redondo Beach home. His front yard contains three waterfalls, a banana tree,
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Mike’s a genius. Now, all the rest of the state has to do is follow his lead, starting with the beach cities. Give the man an award!
Thanks Easy Reader for covering water reuse and runoff reduction actions people are taking. One correction: daily LA County urban runoff to the ocean is not 300,000 gallons but rather 300 million gallons! Surfrider’s has teamed up with West Basin Municipal Water District and the Green Gardens Group to offer sustainable landscaping classes, hands-on workshops and garden workdays through the Ocean Friendly Gardens Program. Check the website http://www.oceanfriendlygardens.org for the schedule & DIY info. Surfrider volunteers are looking to help people create gardens that serve as an example for their neighborhood and spark others doing the same. In fact, last month, a group of kids from an eco-club at Hermosa Valley School, the club leader and Surfrider volunteers were led by a local native plant expert in transforming a planter at 22nd & The Strand. It would be great if a reporter attended and reported on these great learning and doing opportunities.
Excellent article and very timely. Mike has always been a ” The Future is Now” type of contractor so it is great to see another outstanding project completed by our very own CLCA water conservation wizard.
Way to go Mike! You are always on the cutting edge of what is happening. In Bermuda and other places in the world, rainwater harvesting is a way of life. Every house captures water off the roof to save. There is no reason we can’t begin to engineer sustainable solutions like rain water harvesting right here in Southern California. Like always, you not only see the solution, you actually build it and make it work. I hope people call you and ask you to install the same thing for them. I know you can do it. Kudos!