Water awards given for top-notch education The...

Water awards given for top-notch education

The Orange County Water District and Orange County Sanitation

District’s Groundwater Replenishment System’s communications team

earned the 2004 Public Education “Program of the Year.”

The WateReuse Assn., a nonprofit organization that works to find

new sources of quality water through reuse, awarded the title for the

team’s public outreach and education efforts.

The replenishment system cleans highly treated sewer water through

the same processes used to purify baby food and juice. Untreated

water would be drained to the ocean, but now it’s possible to reuse

the water to bolster groundwater supplies. This will also help to

curb ocean pollution and to decrease the possibilities of a severe

drought.

Mesa water district names new manager

Mesa Consolidated Water District has announced Bill Johnson will

take over the position of water-operations manager. Johnson will

manage the operations and activities of the Water Operations

Department, including the maintenance, operation and repair of the

district’s water supply and distribution facilities.

Before Johnson’s appointment, he was the water production

supervisor.

Nominees being named for Mayor’s Award

Nominations are being accepted for the Costa Mesa Mayor’s Award,

which recognizes individuals in the community who have performed an

outstanding act, good deed, service or who have given much time to

volunteering.

The nominations are open to all Costa Mesa residents and to people

who work or volunteer in the community.

To nominate an individual for the award, submit a nomination

letter to the mayor’s office. Include the name of the nominee and a

brief statement of why this individual deserves recognition. Also

include your name, address and a phone number where you can be

contacted.

Submit nomination letters by mail to: Mayor’s Award, city of Costa

Mesa, P.O. Box 1200, Costa Mesa, CA, 92628-1200; by fax to (714)

754-5330; or by filling out a nomination form on the city’s website

at https://www.ci.costa-mesa.ca.us/council/mayorawd.htm.

Mayor Gary Monahan will select individuals from nomination letters

received from the public. The Mayor’s Award recipients will be

recognized on a quarterly basis at a City Council meeting.

For more information, contact the city manager’s office at (714)

754-5327.