The protection and management of our air, water, and energy resources are essential for a healthy, sustainable, and equitable path forward. Additionally, the preservation of the remaining stretches of undisturbed plant and wildlife environment, such as in Santiago Park, is important to residents.
The City conducts numerous programs and maintains local and regional partnerships to educate people about and incentivize the conservation of natural resources. Additional planning and policy direction is provided in the Santa Ana Climate Action Plan, which represents the City’s commitment to a more sustainable future and enhanced quality of life by reducing emissions, water demand, and energy usage.
A special focus of the Conservation Element is the reduction of health hazards due to air pollution, water contamination, or soil contamination. While the City addresses the topic of environmental justice throughout nearly every element of the General Plan, the Conservation Element contains the mapping and tabular identification of the issues affecting environmental justice communities in Santa Ana and the boundaries of those communities.