Twenty-One Years of Water Festival Fun and Learning
Over two days in March, more than 7,500 third through fifth grade students, accompanied by 700 teachers and chaperones, converged on Aldrich Park at UC Irvine to learn about all aspects of water in a fun and exciting atmosphere. The annual Children’s Water Education Festival is the culmination many months of bringing together water agencies, cities and schools from all over Orange County.
The Festival is hosted by the Orange County Water District to educate students about local water issues and helps them understand how they can protect water supplies and the environment.
Students learned about the local groundwater basin, the aquifers, what they can do to prevent water pollution and conserve water, even after drought conditions have been eased.
A total of 881 students from the IRWD service area attended the two-day event held March 29-30. This was the fifth year the event was held at Aldrich Park and organizers agree this venue provides a back-to-nature feeling. This is also an opportunity for the students to visit a university campus.
IRWD has participated in the event since its inception 21 years ago. More than 400 students were able to “Get the Groundwater Picture” at the IRWD activity.
The festival has hosted more than 115,000 students countywide over its 21 years of existence.
For more information on IRWD educational programs, please visit our website.
Workshop: Designing Your Water Efficient Garden
Learn About Sprinklers and Other Cool Landscaping Tips
Are you constantly flummoxed when it comes time to program your sprinklers for maximum effect? Is the instruction manual for your system hard to comprehend?
We have the answers! Attend a landscaping workshop at the Irvine Ranch Water District headquarters office at 15600 Sand Canyon Avenue, Irvine, on Saturday, August 9 from 9 a.m. to noon. Learn from the experts about basic programming concepts and landscape techniques that will help you save water and money. Explore popular weather-based sprinkler controllers on the market, discuss the pros and cons and receive hands-on training.
All participants will be entered for a chance to win a $100 Home depot gift card.
For information and to sign up for the workshop, please visit our website.
Contact: Shannon Reed, Public Affairs Manager
reeds@irwd.com, (949) 453-5500
All You Ever Wanted to Know About IRWD Water Reliability is on Video
The new IRWD Water Reliability video shows our strong commitment to maintaining a diversified water supply and making sure water flows from your tap at all times. View the full video at youtube.com/IrvineRanchWD.
Through thoughtful planning and prudent fiscal policies, we cost-effectively manage our water resources, while continuing to diversify supplies to enhance future reliability.
IRWD boasts a highly diverse water supply, using local groundwater, recycled water and water banking to reduce our dependence on costly imported water.
In 1990, imported water made up approximately 64 percent of IRWD’s water supply; today, it accounts for only 28 percent.
Reducing the District’s reliance on imported water:
- Protects IRWD customers from statewide supply fluctuations
- Keeps costs low
- Reduces our carbon footprint by decreasing the amount of imported water moved across the state to meet IRWD demands
- Helps reduce demand on the environmentally sensitive Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
Ecological protection and restoration of the Delta is vital to ensuring the health and reliability of California’s future water supply and economy.
Watch the full video at youtube.com/IrvineRanchWD.
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