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Ventura Water | Pipeline Vol. 7, No. 6| June 2017

Dear Valued Customer, This month marks the one-year anniversary of our Residential 95 Ways to Save winners - Sabina and Edwin Recycled Water Mobile Reuse Program. Ventura Water is very proud to offer high-quality 95 Ways to Save recycled water to local residents as a valuable water-saving Congrats to our Winners tool. Recycled water is ideal for landscape irrigation and is used Congrats to this month’s 95 Ways to to water commercial sites and Save winners! This month Ventura local golf courses along Olivas Water raffled off Patagonia back- Park Drive, Marina Park, and the packs, carwash tickets, outer wear Ventura Harbor area. To date, and gift cards to those willing to share the program has provided over 4 their water-saving tips. Throughout million gallons of recycled water the summer Ventura Water will be to residential customers! Our engaging with the public to deliver participants pride themselves the message that saving water still on their ability to minimize matters! Follow us on Facebook and potable water use outdoors and tune into 95.1 KBBY-FM and 100.7 still maintain a lush and vibrant KHAY-FM to enter to win prizes. Listen garden through dry seasons. to students at Summerfest share their This year, Ventura Water was favorite ways to save here. awarded first place by the California Water Environment Association (CWEA) for the Tri- Come visit Ventura Water’s camera Counties section and second crew at the 4th of July Street Fair. place at the state level for our Recycled Water Mobile Reuse Program for the Community Education and Outreach Project

Continued on next page • Ø of the Year Award. As we head into the second year of the program and the dry, hot part of the year, be sure to take advantage of this amazing resource. Training is available for interested customers. For more information visit www. venturawater.net. Sincerely,

Each year, Ventura Water provides its customers with a Drinking Water Joe McDermott, Consumer Confidence Report (CCR). This report provides details about the Ventura Water Acting General source and quality of the drinking water delivered in 2016. Manager Please read the 2016 Drinking Water CCR at www.venturawater.net. The report will be available July 1, 2017. You can print one directly from this webpage or receive a printed version by contacting Customer Care at [email protected] or (805) 667-6500.

Try Our Rate Calculator Ventura Water’s rate calculator is designed to make it easy and accurate for customer to determine rate impacts. As a reminder, a rate increase will become effective July 1, 2017 to account for increased costs to operate and maintain our water and wastewater systems. TM Test Your Local Ventura Water Knowledge & Win a Prize! Question: Ventura Water offers a number of rebates and incentives designed to help our customers save water. Name five of these programs.

(Hint: see www.venturawater.net)

To answer the quiz question, click here.

• The first Ventura Water customer to email in the correct answer wins. Winners will be notified by email. City of Ventura employees are not eligible for prizes. • This month’s prize: A Ventura Water 1.5 Liter hydrating backpack. • By participating in this Quiz you agree that we may publish your name in the Pipeline e-newsletter or share on our social media. Ventura Water will not publish participants’ addresses, email addresses or phone numbers. • Winners have 30 days from publication to retrieve their prize at the City of Ventura’s Maintenance Yard, 336 Sanjon Road, during regular business hours. The prize is otherwise forfeited. • No player may win and claim a prize more than twice per calendar year. Register Now for FREE Gardening Classes for 2017 Sign up today for fun, hands-on gardening classes. All classes are free and held on Saturdays from 10-11:30 a.m. Participants can register for the series here or view the full schedule. July 15: Mediterranean Natives and Drought Tolerant Gardens ~ Join local landscape designer Cari Vega at her new sustainable nursery. Enjoy an introduction to beautiful Mediterranean natives and low-water use plants. Location: A Smart Garden, 33 South Palm St. August 19: Permaculture 101 ~ Don’t miss this amazing workshop with specialist Ben Lining of Green Thumb. Learn new and fundamental permaculture designs. Location: Green Thumb International, 1899 South Victoria Ave. September 9: Creating a Sustainable and Balanced Garden Ecosystem ~ Balanced garden ecosystems are low maintenance, promote healthy soils and support local wildlife. Professional landscape designer and native plant specialist, Lisa Burton of Nature by Design, will teach steps for designing a balanced garden. Location: Public Works Maintenance Yard, 336 Sanjon Road. October 21: Water Wise Vegetable Garden ~ Conserve water while growing nutritious food! David Nicholes of Green Thumb will demonstrate techniques that will make your water-wise vegetable garden a success. Location: Green Thumb International, 1899 South Victoria Ave. With our 95 Ways to Save Summer Campaign in full swing, we thought we would share some great tips we received from our customers! Ava Leupold: “We’ve implemented a grey water system to supply our already drought-tolerant landscape with water. Limit time of showers. I also use water-free products for cleaning my car.” Autumn Watson: “We are in the process of taking out our grass and putting in drought-tolerant ground cover. It’s gonna look great!” Anne Cuthbert Brink: “We put a timer in the shower to teach the kids to take short showers.” Danielle Rose: “Using our water-efficient appliances and modifying habits to fur- ther reduce water waste.” Visit us on Facebook or tune in to 95.1 KBBY-FM and 100.7 KHAY-FM to share your water-saving tips and enter to win prizes.

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