California American Water and the City of San Marino to Host California Friendly Landscape Seminars

SAN MARINO, Calif., Aug. 27 /PRNewswire/ — California American Water and the city of San Marino in partnership with the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California will offer a series of free California Friendly(R) Landscape seminars designed for residential customers.

California American Water and the city of San Marino encourage residents and customers to attend the classes to learn about water tolerant landscaping, California Friendly(R) plants and ways to conserve water.

“The California Friendly(R) Landscape seminars will focus on landscape design, plant selection, irrigation systems and maintenance techniques for developing and maintaining aesthetically pleasing and water-efficient landscapes,” said California American Water’s Operations Manager Garry Hofer. “These classes have proven to be an important and successful tool for reducing outdoor water use by educating both professional landscapers and home gardeners.”

All classes are offered on Saturdays and will be held at the Crowell Public Library in the Barth Room. Crowell Public Library is located at 1890 Huntington Drive, San Marino, CA. Classes will be offered on the following dates and times:

                                August 29
                            8:30am - 12:00pm
                         Landscape Basic Design

                              September 12
                            8:30am - 12:00pm
                        California Friendly Plants

                                October 3
                             1:00pm - 5:00pm
              California Gardening for the Water Wise Gardener

                               October 10
                             8:30am - 12:00pm
                       Efficient Irrigation Systems

                               October 24
                            8:30am - 12:00pm
                     Soil, Fertilizer, and Watering

Registration closes one week prior to scheduled class date. A minimum of 20 registered people are required for each class. Classes that do not meet the minimum number of registered participants will be canceled.

California American Water customers and residents of San Marino may register for classes by contacting Veronica Ruiz or Ron Serven. Veronica can be reached at (626) 300-0792 or via email at vruiz@cityofsanmarino.org. Ron Serven may be reached at (626) 300-0790 or via email at rserven@cityofsanmarino.org.

California American Water, a wholly owned subsidiary of American Water (NYSE: AWK), is the largest investor-owned water utility in the state, providing high-quality and reliable water and/or wastewater services to more than 600,000 people.

Founded in 1886, American Water is the largest investor-owned U.S. water and wastewater utility company. With headquarters in Voorhees, N.J., the company employs more than 7,000 dedicated professionals who provide drinking water, wastewater and other related services to approximately 15 million people in 32 states and Ontario, Canada. More information can be found by visiting www.amwater.com.

SOURCE California American Water