Rincon del Diablo Municipal Water District

25 years of Fire and Water Safety - You don't want to miss this fun event! Here's what you will see...Dr. Bronner's Magical Foam Experience, helicopter landing/takeoff, fire truck rides, important fire and water information, auto extrication using the jaws of life, critters, and much more! Don't forget your camera and towel.

25 years of Fire and Water Safety - You don't want to miss this fun event! Here's what you will see...Dr. Bronner's Magical Foam Experience, helicopter landing/takeoff, fire truck rides, important fire and water information, auto extrication using the jaws of life, critters, and much more! Don't forget your camera and towel.

Most Americans take the water systems that bring clean water to and from their homes and businesses for granted. They turn on the tap and flush the toilet without thinking twice about where that water came from or where it will go. But could you imagine a day without water? Without safe, reliable water and wastewater service? A Day Without Water = Crisis A day without water means no water comes out of your tap to brush your teeth. When you flush the toilet, nothing happens. F...irefighters have no water to put out fires; farmers couldn’t water their crops; and doctors couldn’t wash their hands. A single nationwide day without water service would put $43.5 billion of economic activity at risk. In just eight days, a national water service stoppage would put nearly 2 million jobs in jeopardy. A day without water is nothing short of a humanitarian, political, and economic crisis. While unimaginable for most of us, there are communities that have lived without water. From man-made tragedies in Flint, Michigan, to water scarcity issues in Central California, to wastewater runoff in the Great Lakes, water issues abound. There are millions of Americans living in communities that never had the infrastructure to provide safe water service, relying on bottled water and septic systems each day. America can do better. The problems that face our drinking water and wastewater systems are multi-faceted. The infrastructure is aging and in need of investment, having gone underfunded for decades. Drought, flooding, and climate change stress water and wastewater systems. Although these regional challenges will require locally-driven solutions, reinvestment in our water must be a national priority.

Please be advised that we are currently experiencing a water leak which is requiring emergency repair. Customers in the Sonata and San Pasqual areas are affected and will be without water service for the duration of repairs. We worked through the night and all of today and water service should be restored soon. We are sorry for the delay and thank you for your continued patience.

Today Rincon Del Diablo Water District's Erin Lump (Vice President), Greg Thomas (General Manager) and Josie Traslavina (Acting Director Finance) along with Esc...ondido's Fire Prevention Team, Fire volunteers and the Burn Institute installed smoke alarms and Carbon Monoxide detectors into mobile homes at Rancho Escondido For information on the installation and maintenance tips for smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors please vist the Escondido Fire Department web page at: https://fire.escondido.org/smoke-alarms.aspx

We all want safe drinking water for every Californian, especially those living in disadvantaged communities. Rincon Water is committed to working with local and state leaders on this critical social issue. But SB 623 is not the answer. It would turn our agency into a taxation entity that sends money to Sacramento. It also has other flaws. Simply put, it is just not sound policy. For more information, and the contact emails for the Appropriation Committee Assembly members, please go to http://www.rinconwater.org/images/SB-623-FACTS-8-22-17.pdf. Write directly to the members of the Appropriations Committee today! Deadline is TOMORROW 10:00 AM to have your voice heard!

Rincon Water is proud to support the Urban Water Institute (UWI) as a sponsor of its 2017 Annual Water Conference. UWI provides non-partisan information of timely and pertinent interest to the water resource industry, including public agencies and private firms, with particular emphasis on water economics, management, and resource policies as they affect consumers and the general economy. We also congratulate our director, Dr. Greg Quist, who was elected as UWI’s Board Chair for the next two years!

RINCON WATER IS NOT IN VIOLATION OF ANY HEALTH-BASED DRINKING WATER STANDARDS AS ERRONEOUSLY REPORTED BY EWG. The Environmental Working Group (EWG) recently released an update to its National Tap Water Database that indicates more than 250 chemicals and 160 unregulated contaminants have been detected at unsafe levels in drinking water in communities nationwide. This information potentially misleads the public about the safety of its drinking water. While the EWG database r...eflects water quality data from nearly 50,000 utilities nationwide, it compares the data against public health goals for contaminants rather than legally regulated maximum contaminant levels. As a result, EWG’s report presents an inaccurate and misleading interpretation of the safety of drinking water in California and other states. EWG indicates on its website that it does not consider state and federal regulations stringent enough to protect public health. EWG also encourages consumers with unsafe drinking water to purchase water filters using the group’s Water Filter Guide. See more

We enjoyed seeing lots and lots of people at our Fire & Water Expo last Saturday! Were you in the crowd? Here are a few of our photos; feel free to share yours, too!

We're hosting our BIG Annual Fire & Water Expo tomorrow, Saturday, June 3 at Escondido Fire Station #4, Kit Carson Park, from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm. Dr. Bronner's Magic Foam Experience, BIG rigs of ALL types, kids activities, fire station tours, information, and MORE! A FREE event, fun for the whole family. Bring your camera! 3301 Bear Valley Parkway. For more information, visit the link. Sponsored by the Escondido Fire Dept. and the Rincon del Diablo Fire Protection District.

Rincon Water’s Board President James Murtland and Director Diana Towne accept the California Special Districts Association’s (CSDA) District Transparency Certificate of Excellence from Chris Palmer, CSDA Public Affairs Field Coordinator. The certificate is awarded to special districts that fulfill eight procedural requirements, including ethics training for all board members, conducting open and public meetings, and filing financial reports with the state comptroller in a timely manner. In addition, Rincon Water fulfilled 19 website requirements, including posting board agendas, minutes, its budget, and the most recent financial audit on its website, along with two outreach best practices requirements, including a special community engagement project.

Save money and water! Come join our landscape and WaterSmart experts and learn about how to establish your new landscape while learning how to maximize your WaterSmart experience. Let our landscape expert help you navigate through drought tolerant plant and efficient landscape system component selection. Our WaterSmart expert will also be on hand to provide you with an overview of WaterSmart and how its various features can help you to track your water use, identify and notif...y you of leaks and irregular use, and much more. This is a great, informative workshop you don't want to miss! When Friday, March 17th 5 to 8 pm Saturday, March 18th 9 am to noon Where Rincon del Diablo Municipal Water District Offices, 1920 N. Iris Lane, Escondido, CA 92026 RSVP: Required. Reservations are available on a first-come, first-served basis, so register today. To register, indicate your date preference, name(s) of attendee(s), and your contact information to [email protected]. Once we process your request, we will send you a confirmation email that your seat(s) has been reserved.