The American Water Works Association annual conference, which took place June 10-13 in Anaheim, had a Hydrant Hysteria competition in which two-person teams assembled a fire hydrant. At this year’s Annual Conference and Expo duos from the Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District took first and third in the women’s Hydrant Hysteria competition.
The Hydrant Belles team comprised of EVMWD staff members Haley Garland and Lulu Seward were the fastest female pair to assemble a hydrant. Jennifer Aguirre and Lenai Hunter comprised the Sprinkle Squad team which placed third.
“I think it’s pretty incredible,” said EVMWD community affairs supervisor Sylvia Ornelas.
The AWWA annual conference was in Southern California for two consecutive years. The 2023 conference was in San Diego, and f
