EPA Names Cal Water 2024 WaterSense® Excellence Award Winner for Second Consecutive Year

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California Water Service (Cal Water) has been awarded the WaterSense® Excellence in Promoting WaterSense Labeled Products Award by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the second consecutive year. This national recognition highlights Cal Water's commitment to promoting water efficiency among its customers.

Key achievements in 2023 include:

• Installation of over 1,660 WaterSense-labeled, weather-based irrigation controllers
• Installation of 8,000 WaterSense-labeled spray sprinkler bodies
• Distribution of conservation kits to sixth-grade students
• An estimated water savings of 395.1 million gallons over the lifetime of installed devices

Cal Water's efforts align with EPA's focus on promoting water-use efficiency, particularly important in the face of climate change and increasingly frequent dry periods. The utility remains committed to responsible stewardship of water resources through efficiency, conservation, and sustainability initiatives.

SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NYSE: CWT—For the second year in a row, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has honored California Water Service (Cal Water) with its WaterSense^® Excellence in Promoting WaterSense Labeled Products Award. EPA presented the 2024 national award to Cal Water for the utility’s commitment to, and partnership in, helping customers become more water-efficient.

This award recognizes a partner that goes above and beyond to help consumers understand the value of water-use efficiency and aligns with EPA’s focus to aid in those efforts. Last year, through Cal Water’s free Smart Landscape Tune-Up Program—which provides evaluations and repair/retrofit services by an irrigation professional certified through a WaterSense-approved program—along with the utility’s extensive conservation rebate program, more than 1,660 WaterSense-labeled, weather-based irrigation controllers and 8,000 WaterSense-labeled spray sprinkler bodies were installed throughout Cal Water’s service areas. Additionally, beyond the free, high-efficiency conservation kits already offered to residential customers, Cal Water distributed kits to sixth-grade students to take home and provide WaterSense-labeled showerheads and faucet aerators to their families to use.

In total, WaterSense-labeled devices installed in customers’ homes and businesses in 2023 through Cal Water’s conservation rebate programs, Smart Landscape Tune-Up Program, and conservation kits will save an estimated 395.1 million gallons of water over the lifetime of the devices.

“I believe our partnership with WaterSense strengthens our efforts to help customers make conservation a way of life, particularly important as our changing climate brings increasingly frequent and longer cycles of hotter, drier years,” said Marty Kropelnicki, Cal Water Chairman and CEO. “We appreciate the recognition EPA has given us and remain committed to being a responsible steward of our limited water resources through our comprehensive approach to efficiency, conservation, and sustainability.”

About California Water Service

California Water Service provides high-quality, reliable water utility services to more than 2 million people statewide through 497,700 service connections. Cal Water’s purpose is to enhance the quality of life for customers and communities. To do so, it invests responsibly in water and wastewater infrastructure, sustainability initiatives, and community well-being. The company’s 1,100+ employees live by a set of strong core values and share a commitment to protecting the planet, caring for people, and operating with the utmost integrity. The utility has been named one of “America’s Most Responsible Companies” and the “World’s Most Trustworthy Companies” by Newsweek, a Top Workplace, and a Great Place to Work^®.  More information is available at www.calwater.com.

Contact: Yvonne Kingman, 310-257-1434

FAQ

What award did California Water Service (CWT) receive from the EPA in 2024?

California Water Service (CWT) received the WaterSense® Excellence in Promoting WaterSense Labeled Products Award from the EPA in 2024, for the second consecutive year.

How many WaterSense-labeled devices did Cal Water (CWT) install in 2023?

In 2023, Cal Water (CWT) installed over 1,660 WaterSense-labeled, weather-based irrigation controllers and 8,000 WaterSense-labeled spray sprinkler bodies.

What is the estimated water savings from Cal Water's (CWT) conservation efforts in 2023?

Cal Water's (CWT) conservation efforts in 2023 are estimated to save 395.1 million gallons of water over the lifetime of the installed devices.

What program did Cal Water (CWT) use to install WaterSense-labeled devices?

Cal Water (CWT) used its free Smart Landscape Tune-Up Program and extensive conservation rebate program to install WaterSense-labeled devices.

How did Cal Water (CWT) promote water efficiency to students in 2023?

Cal Water (CWT) distributed conservation kits to sixth-grade students, which included WaterSense-labeled showerheads and faucet aerators for their families to use.