Santa Margarita Water District

Free Water Education Assemblies Provided to Elementary Schools

SMWD offers free Water Education Assemblies to students who attend elementary schools located in the SMWD service area through the Discovery Science Center and the regional family of water agencies. These assemblies are grade-specific and align with the California State Science Content Standards.

Topics include:

• The importance and scarcity of water in Southern California
• The water cycle
• The three sources of water
• Water storage, filtration, treatment, recycling and conservation

Contact your school principal or teacher to make sure your elementary school is taking advantage of this exciting FREE program or call (949) 459-6548.

Chiquita Water Treatment Plant Tours

Bring your scout group or homeschool students to experience real-world science for themselves!

Local Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and homeschool students age ten and up are being offered tours of Santa Margarita Water District's Chiquita Water Reclamation Plant. The plant treats wastewater from homes in the region and prepares it to be reused to irrigate parks and golf courses. The tour is a great opportunity for children and youth to learn first-hand about:

• What happens to the water they use after it goes down the drain
• How wastewater gets from their home to the treatment plant
• How water is treated to be used as recycled water
• How to conserve water every day

Plus, students will receive a water education booklet, pencil, bookmark and other fun stuff!

Spring Tour

When:	Wednesday, April 11, 2012 @ 3:00pm
Raindates:	Wednesday, April 18, 2012 @ 3:00pm
Where:	Chiquita Water Reclamation Plant Located off Ortega Highway in the City of San Juan Capistrano (Please RSVP for directions)
RSVP:	Contact Tina Trotta at 949-459-6645 or martinat@smwd.com to register. Tours will be limited to 40 people per tour.

Fall Tour

When:	Wednesday, October 17, 2012 @ 3:00pm
Raindates:	Wednesday, October 24, 2012 @ 3:00pm
Where:	Chiquita Water Reclamation Plant Located off Ortega Highway in the City of San Juan Capistrano (Please RSVP for directions)
RSVP:	Contact Tina Trotta at 949-459-6645 or martinat@smwd.com to register. Tours will be limited to 40 people per tour.