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The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California operates the largest water delivery system in the nation and is a leader in water conservation and sustainability initiatives. To helps students and teachers learn more about water, Metropolitan provides curriculum, workshops, field trips, classroom visits and other educational resources, all at no cost to you or your school. These resources are available to K-12 schools as well as colleges and universities in Metropolitan's service area. Take a look!
Introduce your students to careers in the world of water! Watch as Joel Greene, host of the PBS series Curiosity Quest, interviews three key individuals at Metropolitan about their background and job responsibilities.
Immerse yourself in this 360 degree video of the Colorado River Aqueduct system and learn how water flows to Southern California. Make sure to watch the video on the latest Chrome browser or YouTube app for optimal viewing.
Solar Cup on May 19-21: Join Us!
Head to Lake Skinner in the Temecula Valley between May 19-21 and you'll have the chance to enjoy Solar Cup, a high school program where teams of students build and race solar-powered boats. This seven-month program culminates in this three-day competition and makes for an exciting weekend. Lake Skinner is a reservoir that covers 1,400 acres and holds 14 billion gallons of water. After watching the races, visit the recreational facilities around the lake.
Schools Can Save Water and Money:
Install Water-Saving Landscape Devices
Metropolitan is now offering incentives paid up-front through its Public Agency Landscape program. Schools can install water-efficient devices and save big on water and money!
Rebates are also available for many water-saving products for homes and businesses.
Attention: Schools in Riverside County
Later this month, we will send out information to you about our free field trips to Diamond Valley Lake. Please be on the look out as sign-ups will be first come, first served. For more information, please contact bbiller@mwdh2o.com.
Congrats to our
Spring Green Expo and World Water Forum award winners!
College students from across Southern California shared their innovative projects at Metropolitan's Spring Green Expo on April 20. Twenty-five project teams participated and the top individual and group projects were recognized. Pictured is one of the individual award winners, Jamie Burkhard from Loyola Marymount University.
We'd love to showcase you, your students, and school in our next e-newsletter. Email us with information or post on social media with #thinkh2o and tag @mwdh2o.
