COMMUNICATION AND OUTREACH
COMMUNICATION AND OUTREACH
Throughout the year, WQA staff and Directors participated in celebratory and educational events sponsored by regional water agencies. These events enhance our outreach with community members, legislators and water leaders, and provide us the opportunity to explain our role in ensuring a clean groundwater Basin. WQA Supports Water Agencies in the Basin
Making and Keeping Connections
The WQA is staying connected to the communities and people we serve. Our website features up-to-date information in an easy-to-navigate format with the added ability to subscribe for updates. We have added many informative videos to both our website, our special digital publications and our YouTube channel. We also have bolstered our social media presence across X, Facebook and Instagram. We are using these platforms to inform the public and highlight sponsored accomplishments. This community outreach is vital to our continued success as it aids efforts to secure more state and federal funding. WQA also informs the general public about the ongoing cleanup effort through a variety of means throughout the year: • Advertorials on WQA progress and happenings are distributed via special sections in area newspapers and online that reach more than 200,000 readers. • Spanish and Chinese advertorials are also run in various newspapers.
Women In Water – San Gabriel Valley Region
The WQA participated in two Women in Water events this year. The newly formed San Gabriel Valley chapter of Women in Water cosponsored an Association of California Water Agencies Region 8 event on Aug. 21, 2024 at Brookside Golf Club in Pasadena. The keynote speaker was longtime water leader Patricia Mulroy, who offered many words of wisdom. WQA sponsored the next Women in Water event on June 26, 2025. The event was hosted by the Crescenta Valley Water District and held at Caltech with keynote speaker Jennifer Capitolo, Executive Director of the California Water Association.
WaterFest On May 3, 2025, the Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District (Upper Water) held its annual WaterFest at Arcadia park. The WQA participated by having a booth at the event and handing out goodies to attendees. Upper Water has partnered with the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation for more than 13 years to provide this free event for all ages. San Gabriel Valley Water Supply Tour for Assemblymember Rubio The WQA sponsored and participated in this event for State Assemblymember Blanca E. Rubio along with Upper Water, Three Valleys MWD and San Gabriel Valley MWD, on June 28, 2025. WQA Executive Director Randy Schoellerman along with David Van from San Gabriel Valley Water Company provided an overview of the Baldwin Park Operable Unit’s B6 treatment plant. The tour also included stops at Morris Dam, the Santa Fe Spreading grounds as well as Three Valleys’ and SGVMWD treatment facilities.
La Puente Valley County Water District 100th Anniversary Celebration On Oct. 18, 2024, the La Puente Valley County Water District celebrated their 100th anniversary. The WQA had a booth where staff handed out information and free goodies to attendees. We also had a groundwater model on display to show how contamination moves through the water underground.
ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT FOR THE LOS ANGELES TIMES
ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT FOR THE LOS ANGELES TIMES
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