City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County
Water Resources Division Honored For “Best Water Program” in California for small communities
SANTA ANA, Calif., April 19, 2017—The City of Santa Ana won the 2017 Resource Efficiency & Community Service Award by the California Municipal Utilities Association (CMUA) for its water conservation program called “Every Drop Counts: Let’s Not Waste It.” The best public utilities in California compete for this highly coveted award each year, and Santa Ana’s campaign was selected among all other utilities in its size category as the most innovative and effective community program designed to save water resources.
“Santa Ana has a consistent track record of implementing innovative programs to help our customers save money and conserve water,” said Orange County Water District Board Director and Santa Ana Councilmember Vicente Sarmiento. “’Every Drop Counts’ proved to be a highly successful community outreach program that created qua ntifiable results in reducing water use citywide.” Continue reading