It's estimated that California farmers recycle and reuse about 90 percent of the water used for irrigation.
Many nurseries use reclaimed water to satisfy the needs of thirsty plants, shrubs and trees.
Hines Nurseries, one of the largest commercial nurseries in the U.S., has developed an award-winning conservation program to reduce water use and runoff. Many other nurseries had adopted programs to conserve water and fertilizer. Every year farmers plow thousands of tons of crop residue back into the soil after field and row crops are harvested. As the vegetation decomposes, the organic matter helps enrich soil fertility. Farmers help to reduce the amount of crop waste that is burned every year by chipping and shredding prunings from tree and vine crops.