By Daily Press staff
Santa Monica’s businesses use about 400,000 gallons of water each day. It’s a figure so high, a free luncheon workshop on water efficiency to local businesses is being offered by the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce, in cooperation with the City of Santa Monica and the Metropolitan Water District, on July 17 at the Ken Edwards Center on 1527 Fourth St., Room 104 from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The workshop’s aim is to teach business owners and operators how water issues impact their business, including urban runoff, city ordinances and rebates currently being offered.
“Following on the success of the Sustainable Quality Awards, our committee felt offering educational workshops to the business community was the logical next step,” said Marianne Simon, a member of the Chamber’s Environmental Affairs Committee. “Growing populations and our arid climate made it easy to see why addressing water usage is so important, especially as we head into our annual dry season.”
With recent Colorado River water allocation challenges, water contamination issues and pollution prevention regulations, the city is recognizing now is an important time for businesses to monitor water use closely.
Those interested in attending the luncheon workshop should RSVP to the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce at (310) 393-9825, ext. 10, or register online at www.smchamber.com.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on July 2, 2003. Read the original PDF.