Student teams announced for seven-month solar boat project

Western Municipal Water District to support three Western Riverside County for Solar Cup competition 

Riverside, CA – Each spring, dozens of Southern California high school teams compete in the annual Solar Cup competition at Lake Skinne...

Western holds public safety power shutoff forum

RIVERSIDE, CA – On Monday, Sept. 16, Western Municipal Water District held a forum on planning and communication related to Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS), the proactive power outages used by Southern California Edison (SCE) and other large...

Judge dismisses challenge to Western’s water rate structure

A win for water budgets and a victory for customers who use water efficiently

RIVERSIDE, CA – – On Friday, Sept. 13, a Riverside Superior Court judge dismissed a legal challenge against Western Municipal Water District’s water...

Western adopts capital improvements plan

RIVERSIDE, CA – Western Municipal Water District (Western) has built an innovative blueprint to guide work on 93 capital projects District-wide through 2024.

Earlier this summer, Western’s Board of Directors approved a Capital Improveme...

Four local students to be recognized for Water is Life Art Contest

Students from Riverside County schools celebrate water through visual art 

Riverside, CA – On Wednesday, Aug. 7, Western Municipal Water District’s Board of Directors recognized four local students during the regularly schedule...

Western acquires first-ever local groundwater right

RIVERSIDE, CA – In a move that expands Western’s local water supply while saving customers money, Western Municipal Water District (Western) has acquired its first-ever groundwater right in the San Bernardino Basin.

In June, Western com...

Annual water quality report: Western’s water is clean and safe to drink

RIVERSIDE, CA – The annual report card on Western Municipal Water District's water quality is in and the results reflect, as expected, top marks for clean, safe drinking water.

In June, the annual Water Quality Report—also known as the ...

Western hires first director of strategic communications

RIVERSIDE, CA – In May, Western Municipal Water District (Western) announced the hiring of Sarah Macdonald, who will serve as Western’s first director of strategic communications. Macdonald will be responsible for a comprehensive communications and govern...

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 Educators re...

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 reliable, uninte...

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...