Press Release

Chino –Oxford Preparatory Academy School students had the opportunity to cultivate a curriculum-based school garden thanks to a water-wise “Garden in Every School” program sponsored by the Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA), Lewis Group of Companies, Chino Basin Water Conservation District, the Cucamonga Valley and Monte Vista Water Districts, the San Antonio and Fontana Water Companies, and the cities of Chino, Chino Hills, Ontario, Upland, Fontana and Rancho Cucamonga.

Inland Empire- The Inland Empire Regional Composting Authority (IERCA) has been awarded the Solid Waste Association of North America’s (SWANA) 2011 Gold Composting Systems Excellence Award.

Consumers in portions of four Southern California counties may notice a musty taste and odor in their tap water, but it is an aesthetic problem and not a health hazard, according to water quality experts.

Protecting water quality and local water supplies is critically important to our region’s economic future. This is why, on July 20th, the Inland Empire Utilities Agency – with unanimous support from residents, businesses, environmentalists, local cities and other water and wastewater agencies – adopted a new regional ordinance prohibiting the new installation or replacement of certain residential self-regenerating water softeners – the type to which you add salt and directly discharges brine to the wastewater system.

This letter is in response to your letter dated August 12, 2011, regarding the Inland Empire Utilities Agency's (IEUA) Amendment to Ordinance No. 87 which prohibits the future residential installation, replacement and enlargement of self-regenerating ion-exchange water softeners with IEUA's service area.

Chino Hills, CA – On August 25, 2011, the Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA) participated in a Drug Take Back event hosted by San Bernardino County Supervisor Gary Ovitt and the Chino Hills Police Department. This event aimed to draw awareness toward the abuse of unused prescription medications and the problems that follow the improper disposal of such medications.

Inland Empire – The Inland Empire Regional Composting Authority was recently selected as the recipient of the California Resource Recovery Association’s (CRRA) 2011 Dave Hardy Leadership in Organics Award.

Inland Empire - The Inland Empire Utilities Agency is proud to announce that its Contracts and Procurement (CAP) Department is the recipient of its 9th Achievement of Excellence in Procurement Award. The Achievement of Excellence in Procurement Award is designed to recognize organizational excellence in procurement.

Inland Empire - The Inland Empire Utilities Agency’s Board of Directors recently approved a $145 million (which is 14% lower than Fiscal Year 2010/2011 Amended Budget of $169 million) capital and operating budget for Fiscal Year 2011/2012.

Chino – The Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA) recently announced the winners of its inaugural 2011 “Water is Life” art poster contest. The contest was open to students in grades K-12 within IEUA’s service area. The objective was for the students to be able to create an artistic poster manifesting wise water usage and water issues. IEUA received over 200 student entries from schools within the service area.