West Basin Commemorates 75 Years of Water Reliability (1947-2022)
This year, West Basin Municipal Water District is celebrating 75 years since its formation. The District was created by a vote of the people in 1947 to make local water supplies more reliable through the protection of local groundwater sources and identification of new water sources. For the past...
Read MoreDonald L. Dear Elected West Basin Board President
January 24, 2022 DONALD L. DEAR ELECTED WEST BASIN BOARD PRESIDENT District Announces Officers for 2022 At the regular meeting of the West Basin Municipal Water District board of directors today, the board elected the following four Board officers: President Donald L. Dear; Vice President Scott...
Read MoreWest Basin’s Student Art Contest Now Open for Submissions
January 10, 2022 West Basin’s Student Art Contest Now Open for Submissions Students in Grades 3-12 to Create “Water is Life” Artwork by March 18th Today the West Basin Municipal Water District (West Basin) announced the launch of its 2022 Water is Life student art contest and called on stud...
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West Basin to Terminate Ocean Water Desalination Project
December 22, 2021 West Basin to Terminate Ocean Water Desalination Project Changing water resources portfolio and District strategic plans key factors in decision The West Basin Municipal Water District (West Basin) Board of Directors voted today to terminate the district’s proposed Ocean...
Read MoreWest Basin Escalates Water Shortage Contingency Plan to Shortage Level Three
November 22, 2021 West Basin Escalates Water Shortage Contingency Plan to Shortage Level Three District calls on region to step up water saving actions At the November 22nd meeting of the West Basin Municipal Water District (West Basin) Board of Directors, the Board moved to escalate its Wa...
Read MoreWest Basin Calls on Community to be SUPER-CALI-FRUGALISTIC with Water
November 16, 2021 West Basin Calls on Community to be SUPER-CALI-FRUGALISTIC with Water New campaign urges local water saving as drought intensifies across the region and state The West Basin Municipal Water District announced its latest drought outreach campaign, calling on its 17 cities a...
Read MoreWest Basin Board President Issues Statement on Metropolitan’s Regional Drought Emergency Declaration
West Basin Board President Harold C. Williams, P.E., MSCE issues the following statement: “What the regional drought emergency declaration by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California means for West Basin is that our communities must continue to use less water. That’s the bottom ...
Read MoreSign Up for Free Rain Barrels Today
The free Rain Barrel Program from the West Basin Municipal Water District is back. Residents of the West Basin service area may now register at www.westbasin.org/rain-barrels for free home delivery or a drive-through pick-up event hosted in El Segundo on January 29, and in Carson on February 5, 2022...
Read MoreWater and Drought Education Festival Offers Online “S.T.E.A.M. Adventure”
The West Basin Municipal Water District will host a free, online water and drought education festival on Saturday, October 23, 2021 from 10 A.M. to 12 P.M. By joining the interactive Water Harvest S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math) Adventure, participants will learn about preci...
Read MoreDistrict Supports Water Professionals Appreciation Week Oct. 2 – 10
As part of California’s 2021 Water Professionals Appreciation Week, Oct. 2 through 10, West Basin Municipal Water District (West Basin) is highlighting the essential role of water professionals and local public water agencies in providing critical water and wastewater services to the state’s res...
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