Don’t get fooled by water quality and customer information scams, Western warns

RIVERSIDE, CA – Western Municipal Water District (Western) is urging customers to beware of calls, emails or visits from scammers claiming to be from or representing Western. Western employees always wear either their uniform with their name and...

Western Municipal Water District declares local state of emergency

RIVERSIDE, CA – The Western Municipal Water District (Western) Board of Directors on Wednesday, April 1, adopted Resolution 3112 declaring a local state of emergency in response to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. 

Today’s ...

Western takes steps to suspend water shutoffs and late payment penalties; customer lobby to close

Customers can count on their tap water, regardless of their financial situation

RIVERSIDE, CA – The Western Municipal Water District (Western) Board of Directors on Wednesday, March 18 took action to approve financial protections for customers af...

Western’s got you covered, assuring water supply continuity and quality

RIVERSIDE, CA (March 17, 2020) – Western Municipal Water District (Western) is working diligently to ensure business and water supply continuity.

During these uncertain times, Western’s top priority is maintaining drinking water supply ...

Western’s water quality and supply remain unaffected by Coronavirus

RIVERSIDE, CA – On February 11, the World Health Organization announced COVID-19 (Coronavirus) as the official name for the disease that is causing the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak. On Wednesday, March 5, Governor Newsom declared a State of E...

Western awarded $1M federal grant to enhance customer accessibility to water usage data

RIVERSIDE, CA (Feb. 25, 2020) – Western Municipal Water District (Western) was recently awarded $1 million from the United States Bureau of Reclamation for the Advanced Metering Infrastructure and Customer Portal Project.

The funding allocation f...

Western’s water is still safe to drink, even after state lowers response threshold for PFAS

RIVERSIDE, CA – On Thursday, Feb. 6, the California Division of Drinking Water (DDW) issued new response levels (RLs) for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) at ten parts per trillion and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) at 40 parts per trillion. At t...

Lois B. Krieger Water Project Grants for Educators recipients announced

Western Municipal Water District funds nearly $16k for Riverside County water-related classroom projects 

RIVERSIDE, CA (Jan. 31, 2020) – Western Municipal Water District (Western) each year awards educator grants through the Lois B. Kri...

Western awards scholarships to students in the region

RIVERSIDE, CA (Jan. 29, 2020) – At its Board of Directors meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, Western Municipal Water District (Western) awarded nearly $3,000 in scholarships to local college students.

As costs for higher education continue to r...

Just the facts: correct information on California’s new water efficiency laws

RIVERSIDE, CA – Earlier this month, news media reports provided inaccurate information regarding water use targets set by Senate Bill 606 (Hertzberg) and Assembly Bill 1668 (Friedman).

On May 31, 2018, Governor Brown signed two bills which build ...

Western is asking Riverside customers to limit outdoor water use from January 10 to 19, 2020

RIVERSIDE, CA – Western Municipal Water District (Western) is asking customers to limit all outdoor water use for nine days, starting Friday, Jan. 10 through Sunday, Jan. 19. 

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) ...

Western employees start 2020 thriving and healthy

RIVERSIDE, CA – Western Municipal Water District received two workplace honors in 2019, combining physically healthy employees with a thriving work environment. Western was honored as an Inland Empire 2019 Top Workplace by The Press-Enterprise a...