April’s Earth Night in the Garden Event Recognized as Best in State
RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Western Municipal Water District received four awards from the California Association of Public Information Officials (CAPIO) honoring the District’s commitment to transparency in customer communications and top-quality community engagement programs and projects.
“We are pleased to receive this honor for our commitment to customer communication. It is a high priority for Western to provide information to our customers and we continue to strive to find effective ways to reach out to our customers,” said Western’s Deputy General Manager Craig Miller. “We’ll continue to engage our community through high-quality programs and projects.”
Western’s signature event, Earth Night in the Garden, received top honors in CAPIO’s Dollar Stretcher category, which honors successful projects and programs that are developed with an emphasis on low costs. Earth Night in the Garden also received a second place Award of Distinction in the Community and Special Events category.
This year’s Earth Night in the Garden takes place next Tuesday, April 22, from 3 to 7 p.m. at the District’s Landscapes Southern California StyleSM Garden, 450 E. Alessandro Blvd., Riverside. The District’s premier free family event celebrates water efficiency and the environment.
In addition, the District’s On Tap customer newsletter received a first place Award of Excellence in the newsletter category, and The Splash employee newsletter received a third place Award of Merit in the online employee newsletter category.
CAPIO members include more than 300 government communication professionals throughout the state. The organization’s Awards of Excellence are judged by fellow communicators and recognize and honor outstanding professional work and accomplishment. This year set a record of 200 entries received. The organization awards three winners in each of its 17 different categories, including an Award of Excellence, Award of Distinction and Award of Merit.
Western Municipal Water District provides water supply, wastewater disposal and water resource management to the public in a safe, reliable, environmentally sensitive and financially responsible manner.
