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04/25/2011 - Rancho Cucamonga, ca - Sustainable Demonstration Building Can be Visited Virtually more

Rancho Cucamonga, CA (April 22, 2011) - In celebration of Earth Day today, the Frontier Project, a sustainable demonstration building in Rancho Cucamonga, can now be visited online in Second Life, without guests leaving their homes.  Second Life, a free 3D virtual world where users can socialize, customize an avatar, and connect with one another, allows people from all over the world to interact virtually. And now the Frontier Project, whose mission is to demonstrate environmental sustainability, is one step closer to educating people everywhere on how they can be better environmental stewards.

“The fact that the Frontier Project can now be visited by people all over the world- without them actually getting on a plane or in their car- is truly incredible,” commented Kathleen J. Tiegs, Chairman of the Frontier Project Foundation, a non-profit foundation established by the Cucamonga Valley Water District. “We have seen thousands of visitors come through the building in our first eighteen months of being open, and I can only imagine how many more ‘visitors’ we will get now that the building can be seen online.”

 All aspects of the Frontier Project can be visited in Second Life, including taking a guided tour of the building and the gardens, learning about the products and systems used throughout the building, and even participating in workshops that are going on. The Frontier Project was designed in Second Life by 2B3D, a virtual worlds company that provides development and consulting services for educational institutions and corporations who want to have a presence in Second Life.  

The Frontier Project is open Monday through Friday between the hours of 9am to 3pm; but open 24-hours a day in Second Life.  To visit Second Life, click here. For more information, about the Frontier Project Foundation, please visit www.frontierproject.org or call 909.944.6025.

03/15/2011 - Inland Empire Utilities Agency Announces New Assistant General Manager more...

03/09/2011 - Water District Partners with Local Schools - Students Receive the Benefits

Rancho Cucamonga, CA (March 9, 2011) –The Cucamonga Valley Water District (CVWD) recently donated 25 retired computers, printers, and network equipment to the Cucamonga and Etiwanda School Districts. This program was made available through a brokered agreement established in 2009 with the five school districts in the CVWD service area. 

“The agreement allows CVWD to donate the equipment for use in classrooms and campus offices, thereby extending the equipment’s useful life” stated Jay Trunnell, CVWD’s Information Technology Officer. Prior to the agreement CVWD would scrap it’s used electronic equipment.

In most cases this equipment was no longer serviceable for our needs as critical infrastructure, but the equipment can still serve a valuable role in a less demanding setting. In 2009, CVWD donated over 100 pieces of retired computer and network equipment to the five school districts.

“We are pleased that our staff has developed a creative way to give back to schools in our community”, stated Kathleen J. Tiegs, CVWD Board President. The District has partnered in the past with school districts in our service area and has an ongoing educational program to teach students about conservation and the environment.

For more information regarding these programs please visit our website at www.cvwdwater.com or contact the Office of Public Affairs at 909-987-2591.

02/16/2011 - Volunteers needed for Saturday, February 26th Chino Creek clean-up. more...

10/29/2010 - Chino, CA - Inland Empire Utilities Agency Opposes Proposition 23 Delays in dealing with global warming and developing new renewable energy sources will only make the costs to the state higher. more...

10/26/2010 - Inland Empire Utilities Agency Signs Agreement for Largest Fuel Cell System Fueled by Renewable Biogas in the World more...

07/07/2010 - Inland Empire - Thomas A. Love Appointed Inland Empire Utilities Agency's Chief Executive Officer/General Manager.
At a Special Board Meeting of the Inland Empire Utilities Agency on Wednesday, June 23, 2010, the Board of Directors unanimously appointed Mr. Thomas A. Love as its Chief Executive Officer/General Manager. Mr. Love has over twenty five years of experience in public agency, water resources and engineering management. more...

05/26/2010 - Inland Empire – The Inland Empire Utilities Agency Board of Directors announced at its May 19, 2010, board meeting that Richard Atwater has left the Agency after eleven years of service as the Chief Executive Officer/General Manager. more...

05/19/2010 - Santa Clarita Automatic Water Softener Ban Declared a Success - Santa IEUA to Consider Water Softener Discharge Ordinance. more...

04/20/2010 - National Water Research Institute Final Report of the February 8-9, 2010 Meeting of the Independent Advisory Panel for the Inland Empire Utilities Agency’s Groundwater Recharge Permit Amendment. Transmittal Letter
Report provided by Inland Empire Utilities Agency; Chino Basin Watermaster has not taken a position on the contents of this report

Thirst for Water-Worldwide (powerpoint file)

Aquafornia - The California Water News Blog

Recharge Master Plan update site (offsite link)

2009/2010 - Spreading Basin Recharge-Imported, Storm, and Recycled

07/29/2010 - 2010 Strategic Planning Conference to be held October 4th and 5th at the Frontier Project. For Details, Click Here

Watermaster Parties:
Wildermuth staff noticed that 5 people viewed the Recharge Master Plan (RMP) site yesterday with Internet Explorer (IE) 6.  The new website only supports IE7 and IE8; thus, if viewed in IE6 the site will not display correctly.

Please Note: IE6 is not supported (see below)

The revised Recharge Master Plan Update website is not backwards compatible with Internet Explorer (IE) 6.  If IE6 is your default browser and you wish to display the new website correctly, please install a more current version of IE (e.g. IE7 or IE8 [http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/default.aspx]).  The new website also displays and functions properly with Google Chrome (http://www.google.com/chrome/index.html?hl=en&brand=CHMA&utm_campaign=en&utm_source=en-ha-na-us-bk&utm_medium=ha) and Mozilla Firefox (http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/personal.html), both of which are free to download.

Please note: the Chino Basin Watermaster assumes no responsibility for any material outside of this Website that may be accessed via the hyperlinks provided above, and the Chino Basin Watermaster assumes no responsibility for any damages that may result from downloading files from those websites for which hyperlinks have been provided.

New Board Member Tom Haughey (on the left) is sworn in by Board Chairman
Ken Willis at the Annual Board Meeting held on January 28, 2010

04/07/2010 - IEUA Annual Earth Day Event April 22 2010 - See the Flier

04/13/2010 - Student Artwork Inspires Conservation - Rancho Cucamonga, CA (April 8, 2010)–The Cucamonga Valley Water District (CVWD) announced the winners of its annual Fifth Grade Poster Contest on April 7, 2010. Forty-two students were recognized by the CVWD Board of Directors during an awards ceremony with family, teachers and administrators in the audience. David Mir, the Sweepstakes Winner from Grapeland Elementary School, drew a poster illustrating how each of us plays an important role in conserving and protecting the Earth’s most important natural resource: water.

“I am going to continue drawing because I really enjoy it,” stated David Mir, the 2010 Poster Contest Sweepstakes Winner. “I plan on continuing my education in the field of art and maybe attend cinema school when I graduate from high school.”

All student artwork will be highlighted on stickers and folders that are distributed throughout the year at CVWD events, school field trips, and workshops.

"The Poster Contest heightens student awareness and provides students the opportunity to share their thoughts and ideas through the design of their posters,” stated Mrs. Sylvia Kordich, Assistant Superintendent of Instruction and Pupil Services of the Etiwanda School District. “The school district was greatly impressed by the student's ability to illustrate their awareness of the critical need to conserve our water resources."

For more information about the Cucamonga Valley Water District or the Fifth Grade Poster Contest, please visit www.cvwdwater.com or call (909)987-2591.

04/07/2010 - Region’s Largest Earth Day Celebration to be held at Green Building Supervisor’s Office and Frontier Project Invite Community to Celebrate

Rancho Cucamonga, CA (April 7, 2010) – Residents and business owners are invited to join San Bernardino County Supervisor Paul Biane, the Frontier Project, and the Cucamonga Valley Water District (CVWD) as they celebrate Earth Day with the largest regional event in the Inland Empire. The Earth Day Celebration will be on Saturday, April 10, 11am-2pm, on the CVWD campus in Rancho Cucamonga.

            The regional event will feature over 70 vendors, including solar panel companies, county departments, garden nurseries, kid’s activities, water district demonstrations, and more. Event highlights include a Cintas Paper Shredding opportunity for all your confidential documents, tennis shoe recycling for those shoes that no longer fit, and hands on gardening with groOrganic™.

            “CVWD celebrates Water Awareness Day each year with a community celebration but this year we have expanded the celebration,” commented Randall J. Reed, President of the CVWD and the Frontier Project Board of Directors. “We are delighted to partner with San Bernardino County and the Green County Program to bring an even bigger, better Earth Day celebration to Rancho Cucamonga.”

            For more information about the Earth Day Celebration, visit www.greencountysb.com or call the Frontier Project at (909)944-6025.

03/13/2010 - A bond measure worth considering - This is not a great year to have an $11.1 billion water bond measure on the November ballot. more... or PDF of article

12/19/2009 - The 32nd Annual Report, Fiscal Year 2008-09 is now available for viewing

12/18/2009 - Now available – 2008 Final State of the Basin Report (Very large file! 440MB)

05/13/2009 - Frontier Project Foundation Recognized For Excellence in Environmental Responsibility more...

The SAWPA March 2009 Newsletter is now available for your reading pleasure.
Take a look: SAWPA March 2009 Newsletter

5/19/2009 - The Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) has awarded the Recycled Water Stakeholder’s Group with its ACWA Excellence in Water Leadership Award - -Building a World of Difference® for 2009. Martha Davis, Executive Manager of Policy Development, is recognized as a “key” member of the Recycled Water Stakeholder’s Group. more...

4/29/2009 –Rancho Cucamonga, CA -On Tuesday, April 28, the Cucamonga Valley Water District (CVWD/District) adopted a proclamation recognizing May as Water Awareness Month at their Board of Directors meeting. Water Awareness Month is a statewide campaign that focuses on educating Californians about the value of water. While communicating the importance of water is a year-long priority for CVWD, Water Awareness Month provides the opportunity for agencies, cities, and counties to work together to promote water awareness to the public. more...

4/27/2009 - Inland Empire - Utilities Agency's General Manager Testifies Before Congress. On Tuesday, April 28, the Inland Empire Utilities Agency's (IEUA) General Manager, Richard W. Atwater, will testify before the Subcommittee on Water and Power/Committee on Natural Resources on the importance that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) is to local water agencies for the expansion of innovative recycling and desalting technologies to reuse existing water supplies. more...

3/8/2009 - Inland Empire - With the Governor declaring that California is officially in a drought, and the likelihood of Metropolitan Water District’s Board of Directors April 14, 2009 decision to implement its Water Supply Allocation Plan with shortage allocation, which would become effective July 1, 2009, the Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA), in partnership with the cities of Chino, Chino Hills, Ontario, Fontana, Rancho Cucamonga, Montclair, Upland, the Monte Vista Water District, Cucamonga Valley Water District, Fontana Water Company and the San Antonio Water Company are holding a press conference on Wednesday, April 15, 2009, on the urgency of water conservation. more...

3/31/2009 - Rancho Cucamonga, CA – The Cucamonga Valley Water District (CVWD) hosted their 1st Annual Water Efficient Landscape Tour on Saturday, March 28 to educate residents about the value and beauty of water saving landscapes. More than 150 residents participated in the self-guided tour, the first of its kind in this region, to learn how they can make changes in their yards to conserve water. more...

3/2/2009 - Inland Empire - In response to the Governor’s State of Emergency, the Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA) is calling for all households and businesses within the Inland Empire to step up their water conservation efforts. more...

2/3/2009 - Gov. Schwarzenegger Takes Action to Address California’s Water Shortage more...

2/26/2009 - Inland Empire - On Saturday, February 21st, the Inland Empire Utilities Agency held a Garden in Every School® Workshop in Chino about the award winning program which installs water efficient gardens at up to 7 schools within IEUA’s service area each year. more...

2/11/2009 - Rancho Cucamonga – The Cucamonga Valley Water District (CVWD) announced at its Board Meeting this week that it is the recipient of the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada’s (GFOA’s) Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for its 2008-2009 budget. more...

2/2/2009 - SWR Announces Snow Survey Results-“California is heading for a third dry year” more...

1/29/2009 - Inland Empire Utilities Agency E-Basin Update. more...

1/21/2009 - Inland Empire – The Chino Basin Desalter Authority (CDA) and the Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA) are pleased to announce that on Thursday, January 15, the United States Senate passed the Omnibus Public Lands Package, which included a bill sponsored by Senator Dianne Feinstein to increase groundwater desalination in the Chino Basin. more...

1/15-2009 - Rancho Cucamonga, CA – Alta Loma School District received the Good Water Steward Award from the Cucamonga Valley Water District (CVWD) for recent water saving efforts. more...

1/15/2009 - Inland Empire - Michael Camacho, the newest Board Member of the Inland Empire Utilities Agency and Terry Catlin, who has served for the past 12 years, were seated on the Board at its January 7, 2009 meeting. more...

10/9/2008 - Rancho Cucamonga, CA – CVWD has seated two new board members who won a bid to serve on the water district board during the November 2008 election. more...

11/20/2008 - IEUA Receives Honors

10/31/08 - Department of Water Resources provides Drought Preparedness

10/14/2008 - Rancho Cucamonga, CA – On October 14, 2008, the Cucamonga Valley Water District received notice from the American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE), San Bernardino and Riverside Counties Chapter, they would be recognized in the ASCE annual awards program. more...

10/30/08 - Metropolitan General Manager's Statement on Initial State Water Project Allocation for 2009

10/22/08 - Ontario connects recycled water to Toyota for irrigation needs

10/07/08 - No Drugs Down The Drain Campaign

October 2008 - Dealing with Drought

October 2008 - Fall cooler weather - cut back on watering

9/23/2008 - Water Softener Removal Rebate Kick-off Today

9/15/2008 - Senator Feinstein Secures Approval of Key Water Legislation

9/11/2008 - Rancho Cucamonga, CA – On August 19, 2008, the Cucamonga Valley Water District (CVWD/ District) Board of Directors took action to support the San Bernardino County Green Valley Initiative through support of a Board Resolution. more...

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