West Valley Water District Celebrates Water Professionals Appreciation Week by West Valley Water District Oct 3, 2022 Member Submitted News RIALTO — The West Valley Water District (WVWD) is celebrating the sixth annual Water Professionals Week during the week of October 1-9, 2022. This week of celebration highlights the important role of water industry water professionals in local public water, waste wastewater and recycled water operations in California. Water Professionals Appreciation Week provides an opportunity to recognize and promote the important contributions of West Valley Water District employees and their dedication to ensuring WVWD provides safe, high quality, reliable water to over 96,000 ratepayers in the communities of Rialto, Fontana, Colton, Bloomington, Jurupa Valley, and unincorporated areas of San Bernardino County. “It is with great joy that we celebrate our dedicated water professionals and their invaluable service to local residents and communities,” said WVWD Board President Channing Hawkins. “During this week, we take time to recognize their accomplishments and continue to stress the importance of their hard work in guaranteeing safe, high quality and reliable water to our ratepayers. Additionally, this week provides a focus on the importance of careers in the water industry and continued investment in internships and apprenticeship programs that promote career pathways to ensure we have enough employees to meet the industries growing demand. “Amid a drought and other challenges, WVWD is proud to recognize every single one of our employees for the critical part they play in making sure all our communities have a safe and reliable water supply,” said WVWD Acting General Manager Van Jew. For more information on current career opportunities at WVWD, visit: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/westvalleywd. To learn about career pathways and exciting internship opportunities in the Inland Empire, please visit: https://ieworks.org. # # # The West Valley Water District has proudly served the Southern California communities of Bloomington, Colton, Fontana, Rialto, San Bernardino, and Jurupa Valley since 1952. Through name changes and consolidation, the mission has always remained the same: to provide customers with safe, high quality, and reliable water service at a reasonable rate and in a sustainable manner. The District provides water for over 96,000 customers and is overseen by a five-member, publicly-elected Board of Directors.
