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Anaheim’s new Water Sustainability Campus features the first decentralized small-scale water recycling plant built in an urban environment in Southern California. The Campus showcases several important water management strategies including: • water recycling • a waterwise garden • rainwater harvesting • porous pavement Here is a little something to help start your own waterwise garden. ---PAGE BREAK--- The Campus elements educate visitors about innovative water solutions that can help the region maintain sufficient water supplies and reduce dependence on imported water. Within the Water Sustainability Campus, the Water Recycling Facility demonstrates how to produce recycled water from domestic sewage. Large windows and informational signage allow visitors to view and learn about the water recycling process. This drought-proof supply of water is used to irrigate landscaping around the City Hall complex, and for toilet flushing in Anaheim West Tower. The Campus also includes: • A rainwater harvesting, roof runoff collection system to capture rainwater for irrigation. • Porous pavement which reduces pollution to streams and the ocean and also helps replenish the groundwater basin. • A waterwise garden which demonstrates that recycled water and drought-tolerant vegetation can beautify urban spaces. The garden is equipped with efficient irrigation nozzles that minimize water loss.