Dean Kubani

City of Santa Monica

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Dean Kubani is manager of the City of Santa Monica's Office of Sustainability and the Environment.

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The City of Santa Monica works hard to incentivize its residents to conserve and capture water, even offering rebates of up to $8,000 for switching out their front lawns.

Drought-friendly lawns

The City of Santa Monica works hard to incentivize its residents to conserve and capture water, even offering rebates of up to $8,000 for switching out their front lawns.

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LA exists thanks to imported water. But does it have to?

Can the Southland Become Water Self-Sufficient?

LA exists thanks to imported water. But does it have to?

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LA has become a megalopolis in an arid part of the country by importing water from the Owens Valley, Northern California and the Colorado River.

Los Angeles Takes Another Serious Look at Water

LA has become a megalopolis in an arid part of the country by importing water from the Owens Valley, Northern California and the Colorado River.

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