Press Releases

Vice President Ethan Temianka to Speak at Costa Mesa Chamber

Costa Mesa, Calif.; February 17, 2015 – Mesa Water District (Mesa Water) will present the State of the District at this Thursday’s Costa Mesa Chamber of Commerce breakfast at 7:00 a.m., February 19, 2015, at the Costa Mesa Country Club.

Vice President Ethan Temianka will offer an update on the drought, its effect on the region, and what the District is doing to help customers be more efficient water users.  The update will also include discussion about high-quality, local water supplies here in Orange County.

Workshop series to focus on long-term water reliability and the drought

Costa Mesa, Calif.; January 7, 2015 – Mesa Water District (Mesa Water) kicks off its 2015 Water Issues Study Group (WISG) water education program for adults on Wednesday, January 21 at 6:00 p.m. Mesa Water offers the annual WISG series – at no cost to participants – to customers, community members, teachers, students (high school and older), elected officials, media, industry colleagues, and others interested in learning about water issues.

Now in its 29th consecutive year, WISG teaches participants about local and state water history, water quality, water reliability, conservation and water use efficiency, and includes two tours – one of a District reservoir and one of the Mesa Water Reliability Facility (MWRF) – in a three-part series that takes place on Wednesdays, Jan. 21, Feb. 4, and Feb. 18, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.  The first two workshops take place in the District’s Boardroom, located at 1965 Placentia Avenue, Costa Mesa, CA 92627. The third workshop will take place at the MWRF, located at 1350 Gisler Avenue, Costa Mesa, CA 92626.

Costa Mesa, Calif. – Mesa Water District (Mesa Water) has launched a Mesa Water Saver campaign aimed at reducing residential water use within its service area. Starting in December, Mesa Water is contacting approximately 40,000 households in its community with multiple grassroots touch-points including bilingual (English/Spanish) bill inserts, door-hangers, phone calls, postcards, and home visits to ask all residents to focus on loads, lawns, and leaks. The goal is to reduce daily residential water use by 20 gallons or more per person.

Customers in Mesa Water’s service area have been focused on outdoor water use, which can comprise up to 60 percent of residential water consumption. Mesa Water’s customers have been actively participating in the District’s turf removal and other rebate programs and attending in record numbers its workshops on water-efficient landscaping. The District is now asking residents to look closer at their highest water uses at home.

Shawn Dewane Voted by the Board to Serve as President; Ethan Temianka to Serve as Vice President

Costa Mesa, Calif.; December 22, 2014 – Mesa Water District (Mesa Water) Directors Jim Atkinson and Shawn Dewane were re-elected this November to each serve a four-year term on the Mesa Water Board of Directors (Board). Subsequently, at its regular Board meeting on Thursday, December 11, 2014, the Board officially named Shawn Dewane of Division V to serve as Board President, and Ethan Temianka from Division III to serve as Vice President.

Director Atkinson has served on Mesa Water’s Board since 1998 and ran for Director Division IV against a long-time Costa Mesa resident, while Director Dewane ran unopposed.

"Date Night at the District" Encourages Bringing a Friend to Learn About Water-Wise Landscaping Practices Together

“Water Smarts Here” Workshops and Garden Tours to Help Local Landscapes be Healthy and Water-Wise

June 27, 2014 – Mesa Water District (Mesa Water) has released its 2014 Water Quality Report (Report) to the public containing important information about water quality and how it not only meets, but surpasses all state and federal drinking water standards. The Report also offers information about the District’s water supply sources and the treatment and maintenance of Mesa Water’s groundwater.

“The 2014 Water Quality Report highlights the Mesa Water Board’s commitment to providing safe, reliable water to our customers and communities and in encouraging awareness about the importance of using water efficiently,” said James R. Fisler, Mesa Water Board President.

Water-Saving Landscape Workshops to Take Place May 10 and May 24

Free Open House Welcomes Community to Tour the MWRF’s Demonstration Gardens and Water Purification Technology

Costa Mesa, Calif. – Mesa Water District (Mesa Water) will convert from chloramine disinfection to free chlorine disinfection for one month, beginning on February 18, 2014 and continuing twenty-eight days.

This is a routine process that helps to maintain the water distribution system used by Mesa Water to distribute drinking water to more than 105,000 people in the Costa Mesa and adjacent unincorporated areas.  The process is approved by the California Department of Public Health and temporarily replaces the chloramine disinfection process regularly used by Mesa Water.