VBJ January 22

January 2022
THE VALLEY BUSINESS JOURNAL
www.TheValleyBusinessJournal.com
Burke Takes Seat as EVMWD Board President
Officer positions announced at the meeting of EVMWD’s board of directors.
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Director Darcy M. Burke was elected
president at Elsinore Valley Municipal Water
District’s (EVMWD) Thursday board
meeting after a 5-0 vote by the board. Burke
has extensive experience in the water industry
and has focused her professional efforts
on strategic planning, operation efficiencies,
communications, and legislative regulatory
affairs. After serving as board treasurer
and vice president, Burke will now lead as
president for the first time since her 2018
election.
“I am honored to serve our local community
as EVMWD board president,” said
Burke. “I will continue to work with the
board, staff and stakeholders to ensure our
customers have a safe, reliable water supply
– both now and in the years to come.”
Burke represents EVMWD’s Division
1, which includes Canyon Lake, Tuscany
Hills, Canyon Hills, and other areas of Lake
Elsinore. She has been a resident of Canyon
Lake for more than twenty years. She serves
on EVMWD’s Water Planning Committee
and as District representative for multiple
organizations, including the Western Municipal
Water District Joint Committee,
Eastern Municipal Water District Joint
Committee, Meeks and Daley Water Co.,
Canyon Lake City Council, Canyon Lake
POA, Canyon Lake Roundtable, and Urban
Water Institute.
Other board officer positions announced
at the meeting include Andy
Morris, Division 5, as vice president, and
Chance Edmondson, Division 3, as treasurer.
Rounding out the board of directors
are Phil Williams, representing Division 4,
and Harvey Ryan, representing Division 2.
Board officers serve a one-year term.
The EVMWD Board of Directors
regularly meets on the second and fourth
Thursday of each month at 4:00 PM.
Meetings are open to the general public
and are currently accessible both in-person
and online.
For additional details, visit www.evmwd.
com/agendas.
It’s Time to Step It Up!
Governor Gavin Newsom declared
a drought emergency across
California, urging residents to
reduce their water use after the
state saw its second-driest year
on record.
The state is experiencing its worst
drought since the late 1800s, according
to the governor’s office. August 2021
was the driest and hottest August on
record since the state began recording
data.
With the Governor’s Order comes
the request for residents to “re-double”
efforts to voluntarily reduce water use
by 15%.
While our region is well-positioned
to maintain supplies without major conservation
requirements, it is time to Step
It Up and challenge ourselves to implement
further water-saving practices.
Residents and businesses alike can
continue to make a big difference in
managing water supplies by being as
efficient as possible with your water use.
To better assist you, EVMWD
offers a variety of water efficiency
rebates and resources for residents and
businesses—tools that have helped to
dramatically drive water use down and
save customers money.
EVMWD’s efforts to assist our
customers in taking advantage of water-wise
rebates and devices are currently
saving more than 258-acre feet
of water every year, enough water for
700 homes for an entire year!
If future mandatory reductions are
called for by the State, EVMWD will
look at potential fines and adjustments
to water budgets. So prepare today for
what may come in the future! Visit www.
evmwd.com/conservation for rebates
and tips!