Posted on: April 6, 2022
RIVERSIDE, CA – Western Municipal Water District (Western) recently announced the approval of an agreement that will provide a connection to imported water for the Rubidoux Community Services District (Rubidoux) in partnership with four other regional wat...
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Posted on: March 31, 2022
RIVERSIDE, CA – After a series of early storms this winter, California has experienced the driest first three months of a year in the state's recorded history. With 93% of the state now falling under Severe Drought conditions, the Gover...
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Posted on: March 25, 2022
RIVERSIDE – Western Municipal Water District (Western) has announced the recipients of this year’s Lois B. Krieger Water Project Grants for Educators program. The well-known program has attracted teachers from Riverside County for more...
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Posted on: March 23, 2022
RIVERSIDE – Western Municipal Water District (Western) is pleased to announce the award of $2.4 million from the California Public Utilities Commission Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP) for a sustainable energy redundancy project at the M...
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Posted on: February 17, 2022
RIVERSIDE – Western Municipal Water District’s (Western) Board of Directors approved new division boundaries following a continued public hearing held on Wednesday, Feb. 16. This was the third public meeting in Western’s redi...
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Posted on: February 8, 2022
RIVERSIDE, CA – In partnership with the California Network and Telecommunications (CalNet) program and AT&T, Western Municipal Water District (Western) recently completed a series of upgrades to its Wide Area Network (WAN). These upgrades co...
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Posted on: February 3, 2022
RIVERSIDE, CA – Western Municipal Water District (Western) was recently awarded more than $2 million for two projects from the California Department of Water Resources (DWR), Urban Multibenefit Drought Relief Grant Program (Program).
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Posted on: January 27, 2022
RIVERSIDE, CA – Western Municipal Water District (Western) recently awarded nearly $2,000 in scholarships to local college students studying at California State University, San Bernardino; Riverside Community College District, Norco College; and...
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Posted on: January 24, 2022
RIVERSIDE, CA – Western Municipal Water District (Western) is proud to announce the receipt of Gold recognition from the American Heart Association (AHA) 2021 Workplace Health Achievement Index (Index). This announcement recognizes the steps tak...
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Posted on: January 21, 2022
RIVERSIDE, CA – On Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022, Western Municipal Water District's (Western) Board of Directors adopted an updated retail ordinance and Water Supply Contingency Plan (WSCP). Additionally, the Western Board reaffirmed the ag...
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Posted on: December 16, 2021
RIVERSIDE - During a public hearing held the evening of Wednesday, Dec. 15, the Western Municipal Water District (Western) Board of Directors received an update on the agency’s redistricting efforts. Westerns’ Board moved to set a seco...
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Posted on: December 9, 2021
Starting on Monday, Dec. 31, and continuing through February 2022, Western Municipal Water District (Western) will begin flushing its water distribution system within the Murrieta service area. Water main flushing is the process of cleaning the interior o...
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Posted on: December 9, 2021
RIVERSIDE, CA – The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) has awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to Western Municipal Water District (Western) for its annual comprehensive ...
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Posted on: December 3, 2021
RIVERSIDE, CA – On Wednesday, Dec. 1, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced that the initial allocation for public water agencies in 2022 will be zero percent of contracted water supplies from the State Water Project (SWP)...
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Posted on: November 17, 2021
RIVERSIDE, CA – The United States Department of Defense (DOD) recently announced that the Western Municipal Water District (Western) will be awarded $4.3 million to help build a second water connection to March Air Reserve Base (MARB) through the Groundwa...
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Posted on: November 15, 2021
RIVERSIDE, CA – This week, The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) declared a drought emergency in portions of its service area dependent on water supplies from the State Water Project, which brings water from Northern Calif...
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Posted on: November 2, 2021
RIVERSIDE, CA – On Wednesday, Oct. 20, Western Municipal Water District (Western) was presented with the prestigious Excellence in Information Technology (IT) Practices Award by the Municipal Information Systems Association of California (MISAC)...
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Posted on: October 21, 2021
RIVERSIDE, CA – In response to Governor Gavin Newsom’s proclamation issued on Tuesday, Oct. 19 to extend the drought emergency statewide to include Riverside County, Western Municipal Water District (Western) is urging customers to step up water-saving ef...
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Posted on: October 14, 2021
MURRIETA, CALIF., Oct. 13, 2021 – Three regional water agencies hosted a celebration event today to commemorate the recent completion of their $37 million, three-year construction project that enhances energy and operating efficiencies of the Santa Rosa W...
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Posted on: October 7, 2021
RIVERSIDE, CA – Western Municipal Water District (Western) is pleased to highlight the essential role of water professionals and local public water agencies in providing water and wastewater services.
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Posted on: September 24, 2021
RIVERSIDE, CA – Six regional water agencies working in conjunction with The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) have reached a historic agreement to better prepare the region for future droughts and promote water use efficie...
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Posted on: September 1, 2021
Regional water provider does its part to provide reliable water service, no matter the circumstance
RIVERSIDE, CA – In observance of National Emergency Preparedness Month, Western Municipal Water District (Western) is raising awareness about the ...
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Posted on: August 25, 2021
RIVERSIDE, CA – The Riverside County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021, appointed Laura Roughton to the Division 4 seat. Roughton was subsequently sworn in at Western Municipal Water District (Western) headquarters and joined the Co...
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Posted on: August 20, 2021
RIVERSIDE, CA – On Wednesday, Aug. 18, the Western Municipal Water District (Western) Board of Directors recognized nine Riverside County students for their winning submissions to its annual Water is Life art contest.
Each year,...
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Posted on: August 18, 2021
RIVERSIDE, CA—As this season gears up to be one of the warmest and driest in recent memory, millions of Californians are reacquainting themselves with the trappings of summer: sunscreen, sunny mornings, and drought.
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Posted on: July 22, 2021
Riverside, CA – Four water agencies today announced the launch of a new regional partnership to increase awareness of and advocate for solutions to regional water quality and supply challenges. The Inland Empire Clean Water Partnership ...
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Posted on: July 19, 2021
Update at 7/20/2021 at 6:30 a.m.
Water service has been restored. Thank you Western customers for your patience and Western crews for working diligently to repair the leak. Residents in the area can expect to see some activity in the neighborhood in the co...
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Posted on: July 16, 2021
RIVERSIDE, CA – Western Municipal Water District (Western) is assuring its customers that we are prepared to meet our regions’ water supply needs, even during prolonged dry conditions.
“Thanks to sound planning and proactive investments, Western is well-pr...
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Posted on: July 1, 2021
RIVERSIDE, CA – On Tuesday, July 6, Western Municipal Water District (Western) will reopen its buildings to the public for in-person business and public meetings. Regular business hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. In observan...
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Posted on: June 25, 2021
RIVERSIDE, CA – Western Municipal Water District (Western) announces the release of its 2020 Consumer Confidence Report, an annual water quality report required by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and State Water Resources Control Board (Sta...
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Posted on: June 24, 2021
RIVERSIDE, CA – On Wednesday, June 16, 2021, the Western Municipal Water District (Western) Board of Directors voted unanimously to fill a vacancy on its Board by appointment, as provided under state law.
The Western Board vacancy was left after ...
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Posted on: June 22, 2021
RIVERSIDE, CA – The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) of the United States and Canada recently awarded Western Municipal Water District (Western) with the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for its Fiscal Year 2020-21 and 2021-22 Biennia...
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Posted on: June 7, 2021
RIVERSIDE – During a public hearing on Wednesday, June 2, Western Municipal Water District’s (Western) Board of Directors, by a vote of 3 to 1, approved a 2 percent rate increase for residential water and up to a 3.9 percent rate increase for wastewater (...
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Posted on: December 23, 2020
RIVERSIDE, CA – Western Municipal Water District (Western) and Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) entered into an interagency agreement this month to partner on efforts to enhance water supply reliability for March Air Reserve Base (March A...
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