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• Special Event Sponsor for 2025 . . .

  • When
    27 Jun 2025
  •  
    5:00 PM

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  We’re Looking for Sponsors
  To Help Support
  Our Special Outreach Efforts

  • Emerging Professionals
  • Women in Water
  • Summer Splash!

  (formerly: Pure Beer:
  Home Brew Tasting Event)

  
  Our newest outreach efforts, to both Emerging Professionals and Women in Water, have met with great success! Whether its panel discussions, facility tours, or social events for networking, the response has been tremendous, proving those who participate share our enthusiasm.

  And not surprisingly, there’s a great deal of enthusiasm for home brewed beer, as well, especially when it’s crafted by local water industry brewers using water from OCWD’s Groundwater Replenishment System (GWRS), the world’s largest system for indirect potable reuse! Relabeled this year as Summer Splash!, our home brew tasting event has been an annual favorite for years.

  These special events all have undeniable appeal throughout the Orange County water community. And as we plan to increase these offerings in 2025, we hope select corporations and public agencies will choose to partner with us to help realize our goals.

  Many benefits will accrue to our Sponsors, of course. For each event, select sponsors will be featured in all our promotional pieces for the event. They’ll also be prominently acknowledged at the event, and when possible permitted to make appropriate remarks to the group. In addition, all Sponsors are recognized throughout the year on the OCWA website and at our monthly Industry Insight presentations.

  All this for a donation of $500. And you can choose which program you wish to support, be it Summer Splash!, Women in Water, or Emerging Professionals.

  But act now! Plans are already in the works for exciting events in the coming weeks for both Emerging Professionals and Women in Water. And our brewers are gathering steam to craft this summer’s tasty offerings.

  To become a 2025 Sponsor, signup at the link above.

  For further information, contact Dave Jones, OCWA Treasurer, or Derek Kurtti, OCWA President.
  
  

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• ”Energy Management at SMWD” : An OCWA Industry Insight

  • When
    16 Jul 2025
  •  
    11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Dave & Buster’s – Irvine Spectrum, 661 Spectrum Center Dr, Irvine, CA 92618
  • Spaces left
    99

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  July 16, 2025
  Industry Insight Presentation

  
  Energy Management
  at Santa Margarita
  Water District

  
  

  
  Presented by:

  
  Daniel Peterson

  Regulatory and Logistics Manager,
  Santa Margarita Water District

  
  

  Dave & Busters

  Irvine Spectrum
  

  661 Spectrum Center Drive
  Sign-In: 11:30 am
  Lunch at Noon
  Presentation: 12:30 pm

  
  

  Hosted by OCWA
  
  

  We’re Proud to Recognize
  Our Sponsors
  for the July 2025
  Presentation:

  

  

  

  
  

  Click on the logos above
  to learn more about our July 2025 Sponsors.

  
  

  
  

  About Our Presentation

  Santa Margarita Water District is taking practical steps to better manage its $9.4 million annual energy bill through a combination of alternative energy generation, demand-side strategies, and future planning.

  SMWD is steadily evolving from reactive energy management to a more strategic, systems-based approach. Projects highlighted include solar, microturbines and battery systems. The District is also applying smarter operational strategies such as staggered equipment start times and peak shaving to reduce costly demand spikes.

  Plan now to join us July 16 for an in-depth look at how one district is positioning itself to manage rising energy costs and potential shortages.

  Make your reservations today! 

  
  

  OCWA Members with Reservations:  $30.00

  Non-Members with Reservations:  $45.00

  OCWA Members without Reservations:  $45.00 (at the door)

  Non-Members without Reservations:  $45.00 (at the door)

  Reservations must be made by end-of-day, Tuesday, July 15,
  to qualify for the Reservation Rate.
  Cancellations received AFTER this date CANNOT be refunded.

  
  

  About Our Speaker

  Daniel Peterson

  Regulatory and Logistics Manager,
  Santa Margarita Water District

  

  Daniel Peterson is the Regulatory and Logistics Manager at Santa Margarita Water District, where he plays a key role in integrating technology and operations to improve performance, planning, and sustainability. With experience across Customer Service, Finance, and Operations departments, Daniel brings a comprehensive understanding of how the District functions both behind the scenes and in the field.

  Daniel plays a central role in the District’s energy and asset management strategies, contributing to the development of capital programs, fleet optimization, and demand-side energy projects. He has led major efforts such as a forensic audit of one of the District’s 600-mile distribution systems, collaboration with regional water agencies to manage water movement through the regions South County Pipeline, and the implementation of a $60 million operations budget.

  Daniel holds a Master of Science in Water Resource Management from California State University, Fresno, and a Bachelor of Arts in History from California State University, Long Beach. He is a licensed Water Distribution Operator and Water Treatment Operator in the State of California, and is a graduate of the Water Environment Federation’s Leadership Institute.

  
  

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