Water Education Grants Make Classroom Dreams a Reality

Western Municipal Water District provides funding of $14k to Riverside County Teachers for Water Related Projects 

Riverside, Calif. – Nineteen Riverside County teachers have been recognized as Lois B. Krieger Water Project Grants for Ed...

Water shutdown highlights Western Municipal Water District’s resilience, reliability

Riverside, CA - When Western Municipal Water District’s (Western) largest water supplier shut the spigot for seven days to handle vital maintenance, what ripple effects did  customers feel? Virtually none.

Western assured reliab...

Western Municipal Water District Installs Newly Elected Board Members

RIVERSIDE, CA, December 21, 2018 – It was not your typical board meeting at Western Municipal Water District (Western) on December 19th when Western installed three of its board members to their five-member board of directors. The room was fille...

Western’s Communications Programs Take Home Top Honors

The District’s La Sierra Pipeline community relations project receives Best in Show Award 

RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Western Municipal Water District (Western) received nine top honors from the Public Relations Society of America-Inland Empire...

Free Landscape Handbook Now Available in Spanish

Spanish-speaking SoCal residents can now enjoy the FREE comedic and educational “SoCal Yard Transformation” guide

Riverside, CA – Western Municipal Water District’s (Western) new handbook, the SoCal Yard Tra...

Four Riverside County Schools Awarded Coveted Solar Cup Competition Sponsorships

Students learn about conservation, electrical and mechanical engineering, teamwork and more

Riverside, CA – Western Municipal Water District (Western) has announced it will sponsor four teams from its service area in western Riverside County to p...

Western Honors Employees, Showcases Careers During Water Professionals Appreciation Week

Riverside, Calif. – As part of California’s second annual Water Professionals Appreciation Week, Western Municipal Water District (Western) is honoring its employees and showcasing careers in the water industry during the week of Oct. 6 to 14.

“We have an ...

American Heart Association recognizes Western MWD for workplace health achievement

Riverside, Calif.– Western Municipal Water District (Western) has achieved 2018 Gold Level “Workplace Achievement Index” recognition from the American Heart Association (AHA).  The AHA Gold designation recognizes Wes...

City of Riverside/Western Partnership Delivers More Local Water, Savings

Riverside, Calif. – Since executing a historic agreement in 2017, the City of Riverside (City) and Western Municipal Water District (Western) have made significant strides to boost the city-wide use of local water supplies instead of more expensive import...

Turf Removal Incentive Now Available for Western Customers

Customers of Western Municipal Water District (Western) are now eligible to participate in a rebate program that encourages sustainable landscape transformation.

• Residential customers are eligible for up to $2 per square foot for a maximum of 1,500 square ...

Three Inland Empire Students Recognized for Water is Life Artwork

Local students from Riverside County schools express water use efficiency through art

Riverside, CA – Three students from Lakehills Elementary School in Riverside have been recognized for exemplary artwork in Western Municipal Water Dis...

Riverside and Costa Mesa High Take Top Spots at Metropolitan Water District's 2018 Solar Cup

More than 600 students from 38 Southland high schools competed in the nation’s largest solar-powered boat competition

LAKE SKINNER, Calif.— Metropolitan Water District’s 16th annual Solar Cup™ concluded today with bo...

Western investing millions to secure region’s local, reliable water supply

Sterling Pump Station latest in string of projects underway to “Connect the Drops”

RIVERSIDE – Western Municipal Water District is investing $75 million in infrastructure projects over the next five years to deliver a local an...

Students Across SoCal to Compete in Nation's Largest Solar-Powered Boat Competition May 18-20

Contacts: Rebecca Kimitch, (213) 217-6450; (202) 821-5253, cellBob Muir, (213) 217-6930; (213) 324-5213, cell

May 9, 2018

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STUDENTS FROM ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TO COMPETE IN NATION’S LARGEST SOLAR-POWERED BOAT COMPETITION MAY 18-20

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Western’s Communication Efforts Receive Top Statewide Honors

CAPIO EPIC Awards recognize the best-of-the-best in government communications

Riverside, Calif. - Western Municipal Water District (Western) received four 2018 Excellence in Public Information and Communications (EPIC) awards from the California Associatio...

Inland Empire Top Workplace Names Director of Water Resources

Western selects Ryan Shaw to oversee progressive water resources department

Riverside, Calif. – Western Municipal Water District (Western) has named Ryan Shaw, a seasoned public-sector leader with nearly 15 years of water resource management expe...

Local Student Artwork Highlighting the Importance of Water to be Featured in Traveling Art Exhibit

Artwork from students in Western’s service area displayed throughout Southern California

Riverside, CA – Award-winning, local student artwork highlighting the importance of water will be on display at Western Municipal Water District (W...

Western Honored for Dedication to Transparency in Government

2018 marks the 3^rd time the District received the prestigious certification

RIVERSIDE, Ca. – “We have a strong commitment to transparency, and receiving this award for a third consecutive year is a true testament to our dedication to go...

Western’s Recycled Pipeline Project Provides a Local, Reliable Water Source

Project saves enough potable water to serve 125 households annually

Riverside-Calif. –  Western Municipal Water District (Western) Board of Directors, staff and regional partners today celebrated the Meridian Recycled Water Pipeline proj...

New Deputy General Manager Named for Inland Empire Top Workplace

Western Municipal Water District selects longtime employee Tim Barr to lead

Riverside, CA – Western Municipal Water District (Western) has named Tim Barr, a long-time Western employee with significant management expertise and nearly 30 years of p...

Western Municipal Water District’s 2018 Board of Directors Announced

Board’s 2018 goals focus on local water reliability projects and community engagement

Riverside, Calif. – Western Municipal Water District’s (Western) elected 2018 Board of Directors were sworn in at the District’s ...

Western Municipal Water District’s plant database makes water-wise landscaping simple

Customers can search for more than 700 plants suitable for the Inland Empire 

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Western Municipal Water District’s (Western) new online plant database simplifies the headache of figuring out which water effici...

Western Municipal Water District Announces 2018 Teacher Grant Recipients

Lois B. Krieger Water Education Grants fund Riverside County school projects

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Educators in western Riverside County representing grades K-12 received nearly $28,000 in grant funding from Western Municipal Water District (Western) to supp...