Ron Sullivan is the board president of Eastern Municipal Water District, California’s sixth-largest retail water agency and provides water, wastewater and recycled water services to more than 825,000 people living and working in western Riverside County, including Hemet, Menifee, Moreno Valley, Murrieta, Perris, San Jacinto, Temecula and unincorporated lands in between. Courtesy photo
As the summer heat scorches Southern California, many residents may be cooling off by enjoying a swim in their backyard or community pool, a run through the sprinklers or a refreshing drink of water.Most people take their easy and uninterrupted access to water for granted without realizing how water agencies here and across the nation work tirelessly to provide their customers with a reliable supply of safe and clean water each and every day.August is National Water Quality Month, which is a good time to stop and think about how communities are provided safe, clean water whenever they need it and how they can help protect local water sources.Eastern Municipal Water District works hard to ensure their customers always receive high-quality water. The district’s water comes from
