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ORANGE COUNTY WATER DISTRICT
RECEIVES AWARD
FOR ITS ENVIRONMENTAL EFFORTS
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif.
– The Orange County Water District (OCWD) last week received
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 2002 Environmental
Achievement Award in recognition for its exceptional work and
commitment to the environment. Each year, the EPA recognizes environmental
advocates who have made significant contributions toward enhancing
and protecting the quality of the environment. The award was presented
in San Francisco at the EPA Region 9 (west coast) office by Regional
Administrator Wayne Nastri and Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA).
“Our ability to protect our natural resources rests with
the help of the very able and dedicated people and groups who
are working all across California, Nevada, Hawaii, Arizona and
the Pacific Islands and tribal lands to improve the quality of
life for all,” said Wayne Nastri.
OCWD received this award for its environmental program, which
includes the Groundwater Replenishment System, the Prado Wetlands
treatment system and animal habitat, dairy-engineered wetlands
project, ultra-low-flow toilet program, Hotel/Motel and Restaurant
Water Efficiency Program, Children’s Water Education Festival,
Arundo donax removal program in the Santa Ana Watershed, and groundwater
cleanup programs in collaboration with the U.S. Navy and other
water agencies.
Of more than 100 entrees, 35 were chosen to receive the 2002
Environmental Achievement Award. More details are available at
www.epa.gov/region09.
For more information on the Groundwater Replenishment System,
visit here....
Orange County Water District is a special
district that was created by the California State Legislature
in 1933 to maintain and manage the groundwater basin under northern
and central Orange County. OCWD’s groundwater basin supplies
75% of the water needs in Anaheim, Buena Park, Costa Mesa, Cypress,
Fountain Valley, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Irvine,
La Palma, Los Alamitos, Newport Beach, Orange, Placentia, Santa
Ana, Seal Beach, Stanton, Tustin, Villa Park, Westminster, and
Yorba Linda.
Orange County Sanitation District is the third
largest wastewater treatment system west of the Mississippi River,
serving 2.2 million residents in northern and central Orange County.
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