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February 2019 Highlights
On Tuesday, January 29, 2019, during EMWD’s Sacramento Advocacy Day, EMWD representatives took the opportunity to present Senator Anna Caballero with EMWD’s 2018 Water Champion Award.

Senator Caballero was selected to receive EMWD’s Water Champion Award as a result of her dedication and hard work in support of AB 2050 (2018) - The Small System Water Authority Act of 2018, which she authored on behalf of EMWD and the California Municipal Utilities Association, as well as, due to her strong position on fair practices towards achieving water use efficiency during the tough negotiations on the water use efficiency legislation that had occurred earlier in the year.

EMWD greeted more than 30 Menifee Valley Chamber of Commerce members and more than 70 Moreno Valley Chamber of Commerce members during their respective February events.

Kicking off the event, EMWD provided attendees with an agency overview – including services provided and statistics.

Staff then presented EMWD’s Groundwater Reliability Plus (GWR Plus) initiative, which touched on EMWD’s efforts in desalination, water banking and Purified Water Replenishment.

Attendees were also given an overview of how EMWD works to manage groundwater and decrease its dependence on imported water supplies.

EMWD partnered with the Western Science Center Museum and The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California to co-host the fourth annual Science Saturday event on February 2, 2019.

This year's event focused on the importance of bees to our environment and our planet.

Volunteers from local high schools hosted educational stations sharing with visitors how they can "Bee" water wise; learn about hydrophobic and hydrophilic properties; participate in H2O Olympics; and much more. Students also had access to an Augmented Reality sandbox, where they learned about the geography of water and topographical mapping.

More than 100 students and family members took part in this great learning experience, with 63 percent of
attendees from the Hemet area.

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