The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) and the California Center for Urban Horticulture (CCUH) at UC Davis are sponsoring workshops in communities facing water watering restrictions during the drought to assist landscape irrigation managers reduce water usage through improved system efficiency.

Local agencies and vendors also are participating.

One of those workshops will be held on May 9 will be held in the City of Santa Rosa’s Utilities Field Operations Training Center, 35 Stony Point Road.

The English session will run from 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., followed by a Spanish session from noon to 3 p.m.

The workshop will feature indoor presentations and outdoor demonstrations on understanding precipitation rates to reduce runoff; improving sprinkler distribution uniformity to reduce water use; improving controller programs during mandatory water restrictions; determining application rates and precipitation rates of drip/micro irrigation; understanding soils to reduce runoff or deep percolation, and understanding water meters to improve irrigation efficiency.

Registration is at www.ccuh.ucdavis.edu .

CCUH Executive Director Dave Fujino will be available at the workshop to answer questions.

For simple, everyday water conservation tips, visit www.SaveOurH2O.org .