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Mission Statement

To promote the conservation of soil, water and other natural resources in the San Luis Rey and Santa Margarita watersheds through effective planning that ensures a healthy ecosystem and provides economic benefits and quality of life for landowners and the general public.

Please visit the CIMIS Website to get today's evapotranspiration data to calculate your irrigation schedule. To view instructions for estimating orchard or grove water use with CIMIS, please click HERE.

What we can do for you

Mission RCD is proud to offer a wide range of assistance to local landowners and stakeholders in the Santa Margarita and middle and lower San Luis Rey watersheds.  In partnership with other agencies, Mission RCD is a provider of the latest available technology.  Our assistance  includes:

• Landscape Irrigation Management

• Agriculture Irrigation Management

• Low Cost Water & Soil Testing

• CIMIS Use

• Cover Crops

• Invasive Plant Control

• Wildlife Habitat Management

• Water Quality Monitoring

• Education Outreach

• Pond Management

• Xeriscape

Mission RCD's Santa Margarita San Luis Rey Weed Management Area Program is working to achieving invasive plant species (specifically Arundo donax, the giant reed or false bamboo) removal on a watershed scale.  Please visit their website to learn more about the SMSLR Weed Management Area Program!

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                                                Last Updated: August 02, 2007