Natural Resources Defense Council’s (NRDC) Tracy Quinn and Glendale City Councilman Vartan Gharpetian recently joined the Board of Directors for Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. Quinn succeeds Mark Gold, who served as a NRDC director since April 2016. Gharpetian replaces Zareh Sinanyan, who represented the Glendale City Council on …
Read More »Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal WD Awarded 2019 WaterSense Partner of the Year Award
The Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District (USGVMWD) has returned home from the WaterSmart Innovations Conference in Las Vegas with its first WaterSense Partner of the Year Award for its water waste promotional efforts in 2018. The Monrovia-based water district received one of 25 WaterSense awards for its efforts …
Read More »Orange County Water District Designated Utility of the Future Today at WEFTEC 2019
The Water Environment Federation’s (WEF) 92nd annual technical exhibition and conference (TEC), held Sept. 24 at McCormick Place in Chicago, has honored the Orange County Water District (OCWD) as the Utility of the Future Today (UotFT). This award celebrates the achievements of water utilities that transform from the traditional wastewater …
Read More »West Basin Municipal Water District Reopens El Segundo Water Recycling Facility with Fanfare
A grand re-opening ceremony was held late last week in El Segundo to commemorate the re-opening of West Basin Municipal Water District’s (WBMWD) Edward C. Little Water Recycling Facility (ECLWRF) Water Education Center. Congresswoman Grace Napolitano (D-32nd District- El Monte) served as the keynote speaker, with over 150 water industry …
Read More »Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District Selects New General Manager
The Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District (EVMWD) Board of Directors recently announced the selection of a new general manger. Greg Thomas joins EVMWD as a seasoned leader specializing in engineering, construction, operations and maintenance. Thomas most recently served as the general manager for the Rincon Del Diablo Municipal Water District …
Read More »CA Disability Services Association Honors Walnut Valley Water District With 2019 Star Award
Walnut Valley Water District (WVWD) was recently honored by the California Disability Services Association (CDSA) who presented them with the 2019 Star Award in recognition of the district’s OPARC Maintenance Program. OPARC is a nonprofit agency based in Montclair that serves more than 800 developmentally disabled adults in Southern California …
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