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Irvine Ranch Water District
2010 Green Team, continued ...Published: June 01, 2010
Irvine • irwd.com
Founded: 1961 | General Manager and Chief Green Officer: Paul Jones
Since 1961, the Irvine Ranch Water District has been a leader in environmental stewardship, and its recycled water distribution system is the largest in the nation. Recycled water is used for landscape irrigation in parks, golf courses and school grounds, and in cooling towers and toilets in more than 25 office buildings throughout its service area, which includes Irvine and portions of Costa Mesa, Lake Forest, Newport Beach, Tustin, Santa Ana, Orange and some unincorporated areas of the county. IRWD’s water conservation efforts and unique conservation rate structure have facilitated a marked decrease in water consumption among its 330,000 customers. While the average Orange County resident uses 190 gallons of water a day, an IRWD customer uses only 90. What’s more, IRWD uses solar energy to power some of its operations, and urban runoff is cleaned through a natural ecosystem treatment that removes contaminants before the water reaches the ecologically sensitive Upper Newport Bay.
OC METRO'S 2010 GREEN TEAM
Poseidon Resources | Green Foam Blanks | Alere
The Costa Mesa Green Home | e-Recycling of California
The Irvine Co. | Kaiser Permanente Irvine Medical Center
B. Braun Medical Inc. | TowerJazz Semiconductor | UPS
Waste Management of Orange County | Nova Vita Salon & Spa
Irvine Ranch Water District | OCB Reprographics | City of Irvine
Sharp Solar Energy Solutions Group & the City of Huntington Beach
Stantec Consulting | Rent A Green Box | Yard House Restaurants
McCarthy Building Cos. | Miocean Foundation | NuWa Textiles
Toshiba America Business Solutions | Cox Communications
Sustainability Leadership Program, UC Irvine Extension
You can create a greener workplace
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Founded: 1961 | General Manager and Chief Green Officer: Paul Jones Since 1961, the Irvine Ranch Water District has been a leader in environmental stewardship, and its recycled water distribution system is the largest in the nation. Recycled water is used for landscape irrigation in parks, golf courses and school grounds, and in cooling towers and toilets in more than 25 office buildings throughout its service area, which includes Irvine and portions of Costa Mesa, Lake Forest, Newport Beach, Tustin, Santa Ana, Orange and some unincorporated areas of the county. IRWD’s water conservation efforts and unique conservation rate structure have facilitated a marked decrease in water consumption among its 330,000 customers. While the average Orange County resident uses 190 gallons of water a day, an IRWD customer uses only 90. What’s more, IRWD uses solar energy to power some of its operations, and urban runoff is cleaned through a natural ecosystem treatment that removes contaminants before the water reaches the ecologically sensitive Upper Newport Bay. OC METRO'S 2010 GREEN TEAM Poseidon Resources | Green Foam Blanks | Alere The Costa Mesa Green Home | e-Recycling of California The Irvine Co. | Kaiser Permanente Irvine Medical Center B. Braun Medical Inc. | TowerJazz Semiconductor | UPS Waste Management of Orange County | Nova Vita Salon & Spa Irvine Ranch Water District | OCB Reprographics | City of Irvine Sharp Solar Energy Solutions Group & the City of Huntington Beach Stantec Consulting | Rent A Green Box | Yard House Restaurants McCarthy Building Cos. | Miocean Foundation | NuWa Textiles Toshiba America Business Solutions | Cox Communications Sustainability Leadership Program, UC Irvine Extension You can create a greener workplace |
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