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WaterSmart Landscape Makeover Workshop to be Held August 1

Olivenhain Municipal Water District, San Dieguito Water District, Santa Fe Irrigation District, City of Encinitas, and San Diego County Water Authority are offering a free WaterSmart landscape makeover workshop to assist […]

Seven Local Photographers Honored for Their Images of Elfin Forest Recreational Reserve

At its June 21 meeting, Olivenhain Municipal Water District’s Board of Directors recognized seven photographers for their winning images in the sixteenth annual Elfin Forest Recreational Reserve photo contest. The contest […]

OMWD Board Recognizes Winner of 2023 WaterSmart Landscape Contest

At its June 21 meeting, Olivenhain Municipal Water District’s Board of Directors honored Brad Lefkowits as winner of its annual contest designed to inspire attractive landscape transformations that reduce outdoor water […]

OMWD Receives 2023 Environmental Excellence Award from Industrial Environmental Association

Olivenhain Municipal Water District was recognized today by the Industrial Environmental Association as one of three winners of the 2023 Environmental Excellence Awards. The awards event was held at the San […]

OMWD Recognizes Winners of the Annual Water Awareness Poster Contest

At its May 17 meeting, Olivenhain Municipal Water District’s Board of Directors recognized the top three entries in the 2023 North County Water Agencies Water Awareness Poster Contest. Nearly 100 fourth […]

OMWD Pipeline Named “Project of the Year”

Olivenhain Municipal Water District’s Manchester Avenue Potable Water Pipeline Replacement Project was recognized today as a 2023 Project of the Year by American Public Works Association’s San Diego and Imperial County […]

OMWD Continues to Convert More Customer Meters to Recycled Water

Olivenhain Municipal Water District continues to reduce demand for imported drinking water by converting additional meters within The Lakes Above Rancho Santa Fe community to recycled water for irrigation. The Lakes […]

OMWD Recognized for Budgeting Excellence and Exemplary Bond Rating

Olivenhain Municipal Water District’s Board of Directors accepted at its April 19 meeting the California Society of Municipal Finance Officers’ Operating Budget Excellence Award for Fiscal Years 2023 and 2024. The […]

Olivenhain Municipal Water District’s 4S Ranch Water Reclamation Facility Named as California’s Plant of the Year

Encinitas, CA—Today, Olivenhain Municipal Water District’s 4S Ranch Water Reclamation Facility was awarded California Water Environment Association’s statewide 2022 Plant of the Year Award at CWEA’s Annual Conference in San Diego. […]

OMWD Celebrates Completion of New Recycled Water Pipeline

Encinitas, CA—To celebrate the completion of its Manchester Avenue Recycled Water Pipeline Project, Olivenhain Municipal Water District held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on April 11 at MiraCosta College in Cardiff. The completion […]