Dive into Drought-proof Life Hacks This Summer

🎶 Summertime and the livin’ is easy! Fish are jumping and the water bill is high! 🎶   Who doesn’t love summertime in Southern California? If we had to take a guess, we would say your water meter. SoCal summers bring us sunbathing at the beach, surfing swells, lazily lounging poolside and soaking in loads of sunshine. Nevertheless, the … More Dive into Drought-proof Life Hacks This Summer

The Water (Re)cycle

Here’s a water truth that likely doesn’t swim across your mind too often: The water we use for all our daily needs and activities is the water that has always been on our planet. From rain, rivers, oceans, lakes, springs and aquifers â€“ the water that Earth has given us is the water we will always have.   Water resource planners, engineers and specialists have tapped into … More The Water (Re)cycle

Your water: From source to tap

The Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority (SAWPA) and our water agency partners ensure that accessing safe, reliable H2O is as easy as a turn of the tap. High-quality, potable water (drinking water) is always available to your home or business at any time you need it.    Whether you are turning on your shower for a … More Your water: From source to tap

FIVE Ways to Protect the Santa Ana Watershed this April and Beyond! 🌎

The Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority (SAWPA) and its water partners celebrate the month of April each year because it is home to Earth Day on April 22, 2021 and Arbor Day on April 26, 2021. While these environmental holidays are only two days of the month, SAWPA chooses to celebrate them every day by spreading awareness about the importance of protecting the natural environment and the invaluable resources it … More FIVE Ways to Protect the Santa Ana Watershed this April and Beyond! 🌎

Let’s Celebrate Women in the Water Industry During Women’s History Month

At the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority, we celebrate our water workers every day. And what better month than Women’s History Month to highlight our gratitude for our female water workers who bring clean, safe water straight to our home every single day?  Did you know that women represent just one in five workers in … More Let’s Celebrate Women in the Water Industry During Women’s History Month

We heart our water workers❤️

In the spirit of the month of love, we are applauding the people who make it possible for water to flow directly into our homes with a simple turn of the tap. What a luxury water is – whether it’s brewing your morning coffee, taking a relaxing bath or doing your laundry, it’s always there … More We heart our water workers❤️

Have a healthy, happy and hydrated New Year

Let your 2021 New Year’s resolutions quench your thirst for balance. 2020 may be over, but the world has not returned to “normal.” Heightened stress and anxiety as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic combined with the shorter days of winter can take a toll. One simple act of self-care that you can incorporate into your New Year’s routine with a turn of a faucet is to … More Have a healthy, happy and hydrated New Year

Snow in the know about your H2O

 â€œLife is a journey, not a destination.” What if we applied that same perspective to all of the vital resources that make their way to us for use every day? Before running water rushes through our pipes and into our homes, much of our tap water has taken a significant journey. This month, we want … More Snow in the know about your H2O

Flow with your SoCal Tap Water into a season of gratitude

The importance of gratitude is as essential as, well … water! November marks a time of year when we traditionally pause to give thanks and reflect on what we cherish most. 2020 is redefining the word ‘essential’ and has sparked a months-long nationwide pause. Thankfully, the safe and reliable water we all depend on did not take a day off.   It is easy to forget the madness of … More Flow with your SoCal Tap Water into a season of gratitude