WRD Named Recycled Water Agency of The Year

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Water Replenishment District of Southern California

Mar 27, 2012, 06:52 ET

For Its Cumulative Efforts, Contributions and Recycled Water Projects Over 50 Years

LAKEWOOD, Calif., March 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The WateReuse California Association has awarded the Water Replenishment District of Southern California (WRD) its Recycled Water Agency of the Year - Large Award for 2012. This selection was made by the 2012 California Annual Conference Awards Sub-Committee members and the WateReuse California Board.

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WRD was proud to be one of the awardees among such distinguished agencies.

This award was publicly announced and awarded at the 2012 WateReuse California Annual Conference in Sacramento on March 26, 2012 before the conference attendees. Receiving the award for WRD were Board President Albert Robles and General Manager Robb Whitaker.

"It is a great honor for WRD to receive the Recycled Water Agency of the Year award. This award is further evidence of WRD's leadership in developing a local, reliable and sustainable water supply that includes smart water recycling projects," said President Albert Robles. "Our projects will have permanent and long-term benefits that greatly contribute to solving California's water crisis," concluded Robles.

The WateReuse Association is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to advance the beneficial and efficient uses of high-quality, locally produced sustainable water sources for the betterment of society and the environment through advocacy, education and outreach, research and membership.

The Water Replenishment District of Southern California is the regional groundwater management agency that protects and preserves the quantity and quality of groundwater for two of the most utilized urban basins in the State of California. The service area is home to over ten percent of California's population residing in 43 cities in southern Los Angeles County. WRD is governed by a publicly elected Board of Directors which includes Willard H. Murray, Jr., Robert Katherman, Lillian Kawasaki, Sergio Calderon, and Albert Robles.

For more information, please visit WRD at www.wrd.org.

SOURCE Water Replenishment District of Southern California