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astern Municipal Water District (EMWD) has released its 2019 Consumer Confidence Report, which provides customers information about their drinking water quality and sources. EMWD again met or surpassed all state and federal drinking water standards, as established by the State Water Resources Control Board’s Division of Drinking Water and the United States Environmental Protection Agency. In 2019, EMWD collected samples from 31 drinking water sources and tested for more than 230 contaminants and impurities. EMWD’s state-certified laboratory conducted more than 49,000 water quality tests. The annual report is issued electronically and is available online at www.emwd.org/2019ccr. All customers will receive a postcard informing them about the report. Customers who wish to receive a printed copy may do so by contacting EMWD at 951-928-3777, ext. 3430. “We are proud to deliver a safe and reliable drinking water supply to our customers,” EMWD Board President Ron Sullivan said. “We encourage everyone to review the science-based information within the report to learn more about the high-quality drinking water supply that EMWD continuously delivers to homes and businesses in our service area.”
Eastern Municipal Water District is the water, wastewater service and recycled water provider to approximately 839,000 people living and working within a 555-square mile service area in western Riverside County. It is California’s sixth-largest retail water agency and its mission is “To deliver value to our diverse customers and the communities we serve by providing safe, reliable, economical and environmentally sustainable water, wastewater and recycled water services.” More information can be found at www.emwd.org.
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our local seniors earned some financial assistance for college because of their dedication to community service. Celina Abushawish, Mariam Mekhael, Kennedy Perry and Diana Sagastume were chosen among 35 applicants to receive scholarships from Soroptimist International of San Jacinto-Hemet Valley, a nonprofit that is a branch of Soroptimist International of the Americas. Blind judging was done via Zoom, a first in the organization's long history of awarding scholarships. Because all school awards ceremonies were canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the group's president, Traci Sanchez, and cochair of the scholarship committee, Linda Burke, recognized the young ladies with lawn signs, baskets of treats and award certificates delivered to their homes. Hemet High School's Perry received $1,000 and said," it is a "huge blessing" that will help with tuition
and other expenses as she pursues her political science degree at Humboldt State in Northern California." "Kennedy is a brilliant student who has taken many AP, Honors and Dual Enrollment College classes," her counselor Dawn Sonnier said. "She has always been polite, kind and respectful. She is definitely a hard worker who had to overcome adversity during high school but has come out even stronger." As a Key Club member, Perry helped fundraise for various charities and took on leadership roles to organize large scale service events whenever possible. "My passion for serving this community and the world around me is unmatched," she wrote in her application statement. "I love everything about helping others and hope to be the change I wish to see in this world one day." Abushawish graduated from Tahquitz High School and will be
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DIANA SAGASTUME: She graduated from Hemet High School and was awarded $500 to help with her plans to pursue nursing at MSJC in the fall. | Photo Courtesy of Soroptimist International of San Jacinto-Hemet Valley
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ongressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36) secured federal funding from the Bureau of Reclamation to modernize water infrastructure and improve access to clean water for Banning residents. The award benefits the City of Banning’s Pressure Zone Separation and Water Loss Reduction Project, which will help save more than 100 acre-feet of water per year and decrease water losses by 47 percent. “This is another great outcome for our district,” said Dr. Ruiz. “I am glad to have helped Banning receive the WaterSMART Small-Scale Water Efficiency Projects grant to help improve water conservation, update critical infrastructure, and ensure the sustainability of our resources. This funding will save water and save residents money.” “Improving water efficiency and modernizing existing water infrastructure is a major priority for the City of Banning,” said Mayor Daniela Andrade. “The City of Banning is pleased to have been selected by the Bureau of Reclamation for the WaterSMART Small-Scale Water Efficiency Grant. This grant will allow this critical project to move forward during times of econom-
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ic uncertainty. We look forward to this project’s completion and the benefits it will provide to maintaining our natural resources and better serving our ratepayers.” Rep. Ruiz’s Congressional District, CA-36, received a total of $150,000 in this round of WaterSmart grant funding. The Desert Water Agency also received a federal WaterSMART Small-Scale Water Efficiency Projects grant of $75,000 for their Grass Removal Incentive Program Reclamation to address aquifer overdraft and increase the resilience of water supply. Background: After Congressman Ruiz advocated for the funding in a February 2020 letter to Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Brenda Burman, the Bureau selected the City’s project for the WaterSMART Small-Scale Water Efficiency Project grant. The $75,000 award will cover nearly 40 percent of the project’s total cost. The Pressure Zone Separation and Water Loss Reduction Project is supported by the City’s 2018 Integrated Master Plan. The project will install much-needed upgrades to the City’s water management infrastructure, improving water conservation to ensure a clean and sustainable water supply.
On July 2, 1937
The Lockheed aircraft carrying American aviator Amelia Earhart and navigator Frederick Noonan is reported missing in the Pacific. No trace of Earhart or Noonan was found. However, photos taken years later in the Marshall Islands were believed to be of Earhart and Noonan.
On July 3, 1958
President Dwight Eisenhower signs the Rivers and Harbors Flood Control Bill, which allocates funds to improve flood-control and water-storage systems. The bill was introduced in the wake of disastrous hurricanes that hit the U.S. in 1955.
On July 4, 1776
In Philadelphia, the Continental Congress adopts
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n June 24, 2020 at 7:42 PM, Moreno Valley Station deputies were dispatched to the 12000 block of Carnation Lane, city of Moreno Valley, regarding a robbery at gun point. The victim was at the location making a delivery, when he was surrounded by at least five suspects, two of which were armed with handguns. The suspects held him at gun point inside of his vehicle while all the contents were removed from his person and vehicle by force. Members of the Moreno Valley Station Robbery Burglary Suppression Team assumed the investigation and began working several investigative leads. Through the assistance of the public, the Moreno Valley Citywide Camera System and members of the Moreno Valley Station SET Gang Team, three suspects were identified as follows: Carlos Mills (19) from Moreno Valley, Tommy King (19) from Moreno Valley and a 15-year-old Moreno Valley resident. Mills, King and the 15-yearold suspect were taken into custody on June 26, 2020 and a semiautomatic handgun was found in King and Mills possession as well as evidence from the robbery of the delivery driver.
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the Declaration of Independence, which proclaims the independence of a new USA from Great Britain. This came 442 days after the first shots of the Revolution.
On July 5, 2003
The World Health Organization (WHO) announces that all person-to-person transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) has ceased. In the previous eight months, the disease had killed 775 people in 29 countries. The first cases of SARS, caused by the SARS coronavirus, appeared in China in November 2002, and soon spread around the world via air travel.
On July 6, 1944
In Hartford, Connecticut, a fire breaks out under the big top of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum Bailey Circus, killing 167 people and injuring 682. An inves-
CARLOS MILLS: 19 years old. | Riverside County Sheriff’s Department
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CHRISTIEN ROBERTSON: 20 years old. | Riverside County Sheriff’s Department
tigation revealed that the tent had been treated with flammable paraffin thinned with three parts of gasoline to make it waterproof.
On July 7, 1917
Britain establishes the British Women's Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC), authorizing female volunteers to serve alongside their male counterparts in France during World War I. Some 80,000 women enlisted to perform labors such as cookery, mechanical and clerical work, and other tasks.
On July 8, 1959
Maj. Dale Buis and Master Sgt. Chester Ovnand become the first Americans killed in the U.S. phase of the Vietnam War when guerrillas strike a Military Assistance Advisory Group compound in Saigon.
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