2023 Smart About Water Day: Materials Archive

Smart About Water Day is a free public event to keep the community informed about water management in the Truckee Meadows. Held annually on the first weekend of May, it is a friendly opportunity to interact with regional water experts and organizations that collectively help manage and protect our local water resources.

If you missed this year’s event on May 6, some of the materials displayed are listed below. If you attended and want to revisit information that is not included below, please contact us and we’ll help find the material.

And don’t forget to mark next year’s Smart About Water Day on your calendar, tentatively scheduled for Saturday, May 4, 2024!

Tahoe Basin Snowpack: 2023 Winter in Perspective
Tahoe Basin Snowpack: 2023 Winter in Perspective
Tahoe Basin Snowpack: Chronological Record since 1984
Tahoe Basin Snowpack: Chronological Record since 1984
Green Energy for Water Production: Hydroelectric Project at Orr Ditch
Green Energy for Water Production: Hydroelectric Project at Orr Ditch
Source Water Protection: Collaborations in the Truckee Meadows
Source Water Protection: Collaborations in the Truckee Meadows
TMWA’s Capital Improvements: Historic Overview and Upcoming Projects
TMWA’s Capital Improvements: Historic Overview and Upcoming Projects
TMWA’s Capital Spending: From 2018 - 2022
TMWA’s Capital Spending: From 2018 - 2022
TMWA Planning Cycle: Water Resource Management, Facilities and Funding
TMWA Planning Cycle: Water Resource Management, Facilities and Funding
TMWA’s Revenue and Expenses: 2022 Fiscal Year
TMWA’s Revenue and Expenses: 2022 Fiscal Year
Geographic Overview: TMWA’s Water Quality Sampling
Geographic Overview: TMWA’s Water Quality Sampling
TMWA Quick Facts: Infrastructure Highlights
TMWA Quick Facts: Infrastructure Highlights
Water Quality Reporting: 2022 Analysis Results
Water Quality Reporting: 2022 Analysis Results
Truckee River Diversions: Wet versus Dry Years
Truckee River Diversions: Wet versus Dry Years

Participate and Learn

April

Irrigation System Start-Up Workshop

Two sessions are scheduled:

IN-PERSON: WORKSHOP

Wednesday, April 10 from 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

at 1355 Capital Blvd. in Reno

ONLINE WORKSHOP via ZOOM

Wednesday, April 17 from 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Link emailed after registration is received

These workshops are provided free of charge by Truckee Meadows Water Authority. It is designed to help you confidently bring your residential irrigation system back online after the cold winter and springtime temperatures rise.

May

Smart About Water Day is Saturday May 4th!

10 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

McKinley Arts and Culture Center, 925 Riverside Drive in Reno

Get all your questions about water answered by water experts in our community. From long-term water planning with ways to conserve water this summer, the event is a family friendly event with interactive exhibits, food trucks and informative presentations including a Water Supply Outlook that will give you insight into what this past winter means for our drinking water supply.

A full description of activities and schedules about this free community event will be on the homepage of this website on April 15th

Partners

Truckee Meadows Water Authority (TMWA)
City of Reno
Washoe County
City of Sparks