Moulton Niguel Water District (MNWD) and their pioneer customers, El Niguel Country Club and Mission Viejo Country Club, began using recycled water in 1968. Over the years both the wter district and the country clubs have expanded and improved their water conservation efforts. In the past 50 years MNWD’s recycled …
Read More »Ontario-Montclair School District Recognized for Water-Savings Efficiencies
San Bernardino County’s Ontario-Montclair School District (OMSD) has been recognized by Monte Vista Water District (MVWD) for its ongoing commitment to water-use efficiency in the past decade. The school district is the third largest elementary district in California and includes more than 21,800 PreK through 8th grade students attend 26 …
Read More »Cedars-Sinai Medical Center’s Groundwater Re-use Project Saves up to 29 Million Gallons Annually
Representatives of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and its new Groundwater Re-use Project were lauded last Thursday during a celebration of the new water reuse system. The system is projected to save up to 29 million gallons of drinking water annually – the equivalent of supplying water for 267 homes. On-hand for …
Read More »Irvine Ranch Water District and UC Irvine Save 80 Million Gallons of Drinking Water Annually
A joint conservation program between Irvine Ranch Water District (IRWD) and University of California, Irvine is now poised to save more than 80 million gallons of drinking water annually with the renovation of the university’s Central Plant which has been retrofitted for recycled water to be used for cooling campus …
Read More »Reclamation invests nearly $2 million in CA Agricultural Water Conservation and Efficiency Grants
Three California water agencies were recently notified that they had been selected to share in nearly $2 million in Agricultural Water Conservation and Efficiency (AWCE) grants for Fiscal Year 2018. The Bureau of Reclamation announced that with local cost-share contributions, approximately $4 million in water management improvement projects will be …
Read More »“’Bee’yond the Water Wise Garden” Educational Book debuts at Eastern Municipal Water District
Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) is marking the 10th year of it’s annual “Write-Off” contest in collaboration with Rancho California Water District (RCWD) and the middle schools within the two agencies’ service areas. The collaboration has just released the latest in its series of water education books written and illustrated …
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