In case you forgot what National Water Quality Month is all
about, let’s recap! In 2005, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
with the support of the United Nations founded August as Water Quality Month to
raise awareness of water-use efficiency and the importance of clean water
on individual health, collective agricultural needs, and the needs of our
environment. IEUA employs over 300 individuals who help assure that these needs
are met on a daily basis. I’ve enlisted the help of a few of them to talk to
you about their role and how it contributes to water resiliency and reliability
for the residents in IEUA’s service area.
First up, Operations Supervisor Ivan Cheng:
“I am proud to be a part of a team who plays a role in
our regional water recycling plants, where we treat wastewater into
high-quality recycled water for our community to use in irrigation and
groundwater replenishment."
Next, we have Environmental Resources Planner II Branden
Hodges:
"Working in the Pretreatment and Source Control
Department as a permit writer helps ensure that the wastewater received by our
Agency is within certain specifications, ensuring that the recycled water
product delivered to our Member Agencies is of the highest quality.”
And finally, we have Laboratory Assistant Milena Martinez:
It takes a village (literally!) to make sure that the
residents in our area have continuous access to a high-quality water supply,
and that is all thanks to individuals like Ivan, Branden, and Milena, in addition
to many, many others, who help us to do so during Water Quality Month and
year-round.
Your friend,
Wally
