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Eastern Municipal Water District’s newest board member, Stephen J. Corona was sworn in earlier this month. Corona was elected in November by the residents of Division 2 – the Temecula and Murrieta areas – to a four-year term that will run through 2022. “I am honored that the residents of …

The path from project concept to reality and on to a robust communications plan to dispel the “yuck factor” has been an extensive undertaking for the Orange County Water District (OCWD). But their efforts were recently acknowledged and celebrated at the annual Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA)Fall Conference held …

The recipient of the 2018-’19 Stephen K. Hall Water Law & Policy scholarship was named earlier this week at the Association of California Water Agencies’ (ACWA) Fall Conference & Exhibition held in San Diego. University of Southern California (USC) graduate student Carlos Carrillo was selected to receive $7,000 to use …

Citing family circumstances, Inland Empire Utilities Agency’s (IEUA) General Manager Halla Razak, has tendered her resignation effective Dec. 31. Razak her served as IEUA’s general manager since Dec. 1 of last year. Razak joined IEUA after a 19-year tenure with the city of San Diego. Her last position with the …

Assemblywoman Anna Caballero (D-30th District-Salinas) has been honored by Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) as the district’s 2018 Water Champion. Caballero authored AB 2050 – the Small System Water Authority Act of 2018 – to address and help remedy failing small water systems throughout California. AB 2050 had been co-sponsored …

The Public Relations Society of America-Inland Empire Chapter (PRSA-IE) recently held its annual awards event to recognize excellence in public relations communications. Western Municipal Water District (WMWD) received nine awards – including the prestigious Best in Show for its La Sierra Pipeline community relations project – recognizing the water district …