Lois B. Krieger Water Project Grants for Educators

Since 1995, Western Municipal Water District has offered educators in western Riverside County the opportunity to apply for grants for water-related projects. This widely popular program helps fund creative classroom projects that further a better understanding of water and the vital role it plays in the community. All teachers in Western's District, in both private and public schools in grades K -12, are eligible to apply for these grants.

The grants, up to $700, are named for Lois Krieger, who served as Western's representative to the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California for 25 years. She was the first chairman of Metropolitan, as well as President of the Association of California Water Agencies.

Through the grant program, educators and students have the opportunity to become actively engaged in educational and water-related projects. This program continues to have a wide-ranging impact on students and educators in Western's general service area. For more information, contact Western at 951.789.5038 or you can simply print out the program brochure. Click here to view!

Here's how one teacher, Mike Martin from Martin Luther King High School, used a grant to bring water information to his science students.

"Groundwater: There's a Secret River Down There!"
Martin Luther King High School
Teacher: Mike Martin

Science teacher Mike Martin applied for and received a $500 grant from Western in 1999. Thanks to a model that simulates groundwater flow and water quality test equipment purchased from Lawrence Livermore Laboratories, Martin is able to use real world applications and examples so that students can learn science.

He involves students by having them read newspaper articles about groundwater pollution. His students also engage in role-playing, investigating water contamination issues. By using real-life examples, Martin brings his lesson on groundwater to life.

Once students are actively involved, they move on to the water quality test kit. The kit provides a problem-solving lab project involving the fictional town of Fruitvale. The students isolate where the contamination to the groundwater table has originated.

The Lois B. Krieger Western Municipal Water District Endowed Scholarship

Scholarship details.
Western Municipal Water District’s Board of Directors authorized funding in the amount of $20,000 to establish the Lois B. Krieger/Western Municipal Water District endowed scholarship at California State University San Bernardino. Lois Krieger served as Western’s representative to the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California for 25 years. She was first chairwoman of Metropolitan, as well as first woman President of the Association of California Water Agencies. This scholarship is intended to encourage students residing within Western’s service area boundaries of western Riverside County to study water policy, public administration management, or environmental geology at the university by providing financial assistance. For further information visit the college online at http://www.csusb.edu/ or contact the financial aid office at 909.880.7399.