Emmett Coe, 4, can’t resist tasting his edible aquifer during an Eastern Municipal Water District hosted activity at Menifee Public Library, Tuesday, July 26. Valley News/Diane A. Rhodes photo
Educating its youngest consumers about water usage and safety, representatives from Eastern Municipal Water District held summer children’s activities at Menifee Public Library Tuesday, July 26. The event attracted about a dozen children for an afternoon ice cream break. Or so they thought.When ingredients for a sweet parfait were placed in front of each child, the excitement began to grow. Oreo and chocolate chip cookies, vanilla and chocolate pudding, cups of vanilla ice cream, soda and chocolate chips tempted the children, but they followed directions and didn’t eat before they were told.During the lesson, Consuelo Arias, public affairs specialist of Eastern Municipal Water District, equated each layer of a parfait with what happens in an natural aquifer. An aquifer is a bod
