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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPipeline 01 - Winter 2021T H E O TAY WA TER DISTRICT • P R OUDLY SERVING E A ST C OUNT Y A ND TH E S OUTH B A Y SINC E 1956 A NE W SLET TER FOR CUSTOMERS OF THE OTAY WATER DISTRICT WINTER 2021 FOLLOW OTAY WATER ON... / SIGA AL DISTRITO DE AGUA DE OTAY EN... OTAY WATER DISTRICT – Board of Directors The Board of Directors meets the first Wednesday of the month at 3:30 p.m. and is currently meeting online via Zoom to help ensure public safetyduring the pandemic. The public is encouraged to view or listen in at otaywater.gov. PresidentTim Smith, Division 1tsmith@otaywater.gov Vice PresidentMark Robak, Division 5mrobak@otaywater.gov TreasurerJose Lopez, Division 4jlopez@otaywater.gov Board MemberRyan Keyes, Division 2rkeyes@otaywater.gov Board MemberGary Croucher, Division 3gcroucher@otaywater.gov Dedicated to Community Service FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE OTAY WATER DISTRICT CALL (619) 670-2222 OR GO TO OTAYWATER.GOV The Pipeline Newsletter is published quartely by the Otay Water District and can also be found online at otaywater.gov. Copywright ©2021 Otay Water District. All rights reserved. Chula Vista Siblings Win Southern California ‘Water is Life’ Art Contest The pandemic may have paused many things in 2020, but for two Chula Vista siblings, water awareness was not one of them. Sofia and Lucia Perez Valles, from Olympian High School in Otay’s service area, demonstrated the value of water through art as part of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California’s (MWD) Poster Contest and won. MWD features the Valles sisters’ posters in its 2021 “Water is Life” Calendar. The Valles sisters were first recognized last August as winners of Otay’s 2020 student poster contest for their impressive illustration of water stewardship. The District then submitted their posters to MWD’s contest and now are among the six winners from San Diego County. MWD celebrated the students, families, and water agencies during its virtual recognition event on Dec. 17. MWD holds its annual contest for kindergarten through 12th-grade students from participating water agencies throughout Southern California. The calendar features 36 posters and is distributed to about 13,000 recipients. Otay customers can request a 2021 “Water is Life” Calendar by emailing info@otaywater.gov, while supplies last. To learn more about Otay’s educational programs, visit otaywater.gov/education. Hermanas del sur de California ganan el Concurso de Arte “El agua es vida” Tal vez la pandemia detuvo muchas cosas en 2020, pero para dos hermanas de Chula Vista la concientización sobre el agua no se ha detenido. Sofía y Lucía Pérez Valles de la Olympian High School, localizada en el área de servicio de Otay, ganaron el concurso de carteles del Distrito Metropolitano de Agua del Sur de California (MWD, por sus siglas en inglés) demostrando, a través del arte, el valor que tiene el agua. El MWD va a presentar los carteles de las hermanas Valles en su calendario “El agua es vida” de 2021. En agosto del año pasado, las hermanas Valles ganaron el Concurso de Carteles Estudiantiles de Otay por su impresionante ilustración sobre el cuidado del agua. Posteriormente, el Distrito envió sus carteles al concurso del MWD y ahora se encuentran entre los seis ganadores del condado de San Diego. El MWD celebró a los estudiantes, las familias y las agencias de agua durante su evento de reconocimiento virtual realizado el 17 de diciembre. El MWD lleva a cabo cada año su concurso para estudiantes de kínder al 12º grado entre las agencias de agua participantes del sur de California. El calendario consta de 36 carteles y se distribuyen 13.000 ejemplares. Los clientes de Otay pueden solicitar una copia del calendario “El agua es vida” de 2021 por correo electrónico a info@otaywater.gov, hasta agotar existencias. Para aprender más acerca de los programas educativos de Otay, por favor visita otaywater. gov/maestros. LUCIA PEREZ VALLES10th grade, Olympian High School, Teacher - Mrs. Parra SOFIA PEREZ VALLES12th grade, Olympian High School, Teacher - Mr. Boulton Make Every Drop Count Using Otay’s Mobile App Pay Your Water Bill, Report Water Waste, and More! The Otay Water District is making it easier for customers to access and pay their water bills online. The District recently relaunched its “Make Every Drop Count” application for mobile and tablet devices. With this app, users can also easily find water-saving programs and tips, report water waste in Otay’s service area, message the District, and more. To download the free app, search for “Otay Water District” in the app store on your iOS or Android device. Don’t miss out on downloading the app! Saving water and paying your bill is at your fingertips! Haz que Cada Gota Cuente con la aplicación móvil de Otay ¡Pague su factura, reporte el desperdicio de agua y más! El Distrito de Agua de Otay está facilitando el acceso y el pago de facturas de agua en línea. El Distrito recientemente volvió a lanzar su aplicación gratuita Haz que Cada Gota Cuente (Make Every Drop Count) para dispositivos móviles y tabletas. A través de esta aplicación, los usuarios también pueden encontrar información fácilmente sobre programas y consejos para ahorrar agua; reportar el desperdicio de agua en el área de servicio de Otay; enviar mensajes al Distrito y más. Para descargar la aplicación, por favor busque Otay Water District en la tienda de aplicaciones de su dispositivo iOS o Android. ¡No se pierda la oportunidad de descargar la aplicación! ¡Ahorrar agua y pagar su factura está al alcance de su mano! SOFIA PEREZ VALLES12.o grado, Olympian High School, Maestra Parra LUCIA PEREZ VALLES10.o grado, Olympian High School, Maestro Boulton The Garden is Open! Consultations Receive a one-on-one phone or video consulta-tion on water harvesting, or how to set up, ret-rofit and maintain your irrigation or landscape. Visit thegarden.org/consultations. Tours Every First Saturday (9 a.m.) Join a docent to tour the Garden’s water-wise exhibits. Learn about watering needs for various plants, compare landscape designs, and more. Free with Garden admission. Visit thegarden.org. Nature Therapy Stroll the Garden and connect with nature gradually through a series of simple exercises using the five senses. Methods are based on the Japanese “forest bathing” practice. Visit thegarden.org/learn/nature-therapy. Garden Yoga Find alignment, exercise, and stillness with outdoor yoga. Sign up for morning and evening classes and/or bring the kids for family yoga. Free for members; $12 for nonmembers. Visit thegarden.org/learn/garden-yoga. Fitness Fridays (10 a.m.) Set fitness and wellness in motion with a com-bination of 30-45-minute bodyweight (no equip-ment) session and a 15-30-minute gentle yin yoga session. $6 for members; $12 for nonmembers. Visit thegarden.org/fitness-fridays. Water-Saver Lesson (K-6) Observe, record, and identify water-use efficiencyopportunities within your home. Join Ms. Smarty-Plants for a virtual lesson, field trip, and more to become Earth Heroes. Visit mssmartyplants.org. Kindness Bingo (all ages) Bring a lot of joy and fun into your home by playing Ms. Smarty-Plants Kindness Bingo with your family, neighbors, and friends. Visit mssmartyplants.org/kindness-bingo. SUPPORT THE GARDEN To remain open, the Garden now charges a small admission fee. Thanks to those who contributed more than $60,000 to help the #FreeDayFriday initiative! The Garden can now offer FREE admission on the second Friday of each month, beginning Feb. 12. To renew or support the Garden, visit FreeDayFridays.org Nan Sterman is a garden expert, author, designer, and educator. Nan leads international garden tours, is the author of several books, and hosts the show A Growing Passion on KPBS TV, www.waterwisegardener.com If you would like to add fruit trees to your garden, this is the ideal time of year to do so. In early January, fruit tree growers deliveredbare-root trees to local nurseries. The young, dormant trees bearing fruits look like a stick with a wad of roots at the bottom. Since the trees are in the plant equivalent of hibernation, bare-root trees experience little, if any, transplant shock. In spring, they willleaf out like normal. Also, bare root is the most inexpensive way to buy these fruit trees. Most years, winter is a little too cold to plant subtropical evergreen fruit trees like citrus, guava, and avocado. But this winter has been warmer than usual, and gardeners are planting these trees without any problems. Although there is no “one size fits all” when growing fruit trees, many gardenersinstinctively group and plant their fruit trees together. Different types of fruit trees havedifferent needs for soils, light, and especially amounts and frequencies of irrigation. Why is that? Well, these fruits originate in many different regions of the world. Forexample, apples originated in Central Asia, especially in eastern Turkey and southwest Asia Minor. Peaches are from northwest China, avocados from Mexico, olives from theMediterranean, figs from Western Asia, persimmons from China, oranges from Chinaand India, and kumquats from China. Mangos originate in Eastern India and Burma, while pineapple guavas are from South America. These plants need to be grouped according to their cultural needs, especially irrigation needs. Here is how I recommend grouping them: Group 1 – Deciduous Trees: Deciduous stone fruits, pears, apples, almonds, andpersimmons. These trees need regular, deep irrigation from the time new buds appearon the branches until leaves start to drop in Autumn. In winter, when branches are bareand there is regular rainfall, trees need no irrigation. When winter is dry, they needdeep water only once a month or twice a month, depending on where your garden is and the kind of soil the trees are planted in. Group 2 – Citrus Trees: All citruses are evergreen, meaning that leaves cover theirbranches year-round. These trees need regular, deep irrigation, once every week or two, year-round. In winter, irrigate less often than in hot summer months. Group 3 – Thirsty Trees: Avocados and mangos are the thirstiest fruit trees. They require regular, deep irrigation year-round, at least once a week – less often for those planted in clay soil. Group 4 – Dry Trees: Figs and pomegranates are among the driest growing fruit trees. Even abandoned fig and pomegranate trees make fruit, though they produce far more when watered deeply at least once every few weeks when branches are covered in leaves. Don’t water when branches are bare. Group 5 – Low Water-Use Trees: Pineapple guavas, tropical guavas, loquats areevergreen but surprisingly use low water. Water deeply year-round, primarily in thewarm months. In winter, water only in long, dry spells. Plant all groups of these trees into native soil – no soil amendments. Irrigate with in-line drip tubing arranged in concentric circles on the soil surface and around the base of each tree. Space the circles about a foot apart, starting about 10 inches away from the trunk and extending about a foot past the widest branches. Fruit trees have a significant root mass in the upper foot or two of soil. That is why it is important to irrigate from the soil surface down to the roots. Do not use bubblers, deep root watering, vertical PVC pipes, and so on. They are NOT suited for fruit trees. Cover drip irrigation lines and the entire planting bed in a 3- to 4-inch-thick layer of mulch. Keep the mulch at least 6 inches away from the trunk. To see how bare-root fruittrees are bred, grown, and harvested, visit agrowingpassion.com/episode-601-from-fruit-to-nuts. Nan StermanWaterwiseGardener Mixed Fruit in Your Garden To register for Water Conservation Garden classes or events, visit thegarden.org or call (619) 660-0614 x10 FIX A LEAK WEEKMarch 15-21 Get ready to chase down leaks! Did you know that leaks are the culprit for wasting nearly 1 million gallons of water annually nationwide? Although leaks can happen at any time of the year, customers are encouraged to take control of their water use during Fix a Leak Week, March 15 through 21, by fixing easily corrected leaks at home. Here are a few tips for checking where leaks typically occur: • During the colder months, check the water usage on your water bill. If a family of four exceeds 12,000 gallons per month, you could have a leak. • Check your water meter before and after a two-hour period when no water is being used. If the meter changes, you may have a leak. Visit otaywater.gov/how- to-read-your-meter to learn how to read your meter and track your water use. • Place a few drops of food coloring in the toilet tank without flushing. If color appears in the bowl after 10 minutes, you have a leak. • Check for surface leaks by examining faucet gaskets and pipe fittings for water outside the pipe. For tips on leak detection during Fix a Leak Week, follow Otay on social media or visit otaywater.gov/fix-a-leak-week. Leaks Can R u n , B u t T h e y C a n ’ t H i d e ! Incentive to Replace Your Lawn – New Year, New Yard! It’s a great time to increase your outdoor water-use efficiency. Residents and businesses can apply for the Turf Replacement Program to receive $3 for every square foot upgraded. Please note that artificial turf is not an approved conversion option for this program. Learn more by visiting otaywater.gov/rebates. Leak Detection Surveys Begins in March As part of its preventative maintenance program, Otay will conduct leak inspections to areas in Chula Vista and Otay Mesa starting March 1, 2021. Customers within the survey area will receive a call and/ or email in advance with more information. The District’s Leak Detection Program safeguards customers’ water supply and reduces water loss, which helps to keep rates low and rate increases to a minimum. To learn more about this program, visit otaywater. gov/working-to-keep-rates-low (click on Water Loss Detection and Repair). 1 MARCH Feeding Hope Together During the Pandemic Last year, Otay joined the San Diego Food Bank to launch a virtual food drive in response to the COVID-19 crisis. The economic impacts of the pandemic have caused demands for food aid to skyrocket across San Diego County. Thanks to the generous support of the community, including from our customers and employees, the District has raised more than $6,200 to help families and individuals affected by the pandemic. This new year, we invite you to continue the fight against hunger by donating safely online. Visit otaywater.gov/food- drive-covid19. Don’t Forget About Your Water Bill Otay reminds its customers to stay current in paying their water bills to avoid accumulating large balances. Per Governor Newsom’s April 2, 2020 executive order, water agencies are prohibited from disconnecting water service during the pandemic. However, the order does not prevent agencies from charging customers for such service or reduce the amount a customer may owe. The District will work out payment arrangements with customers. For details, contact us at (619) 670-2222 or paymentsupport@otaywater.gov. The Garden is Open! Consultations Receive a one-on-one phone or video consulta-tion on water harvesting, or how to set up, ret-rofit and maintain your irrigation or landscape. Visit thegarden.org/consultations. Tours Every First Saturday (9 a.m.) Join a docent to tour the Garden’s water-wise exhibits. Learn about watering needs for various plants, compare landscape designs, and more. Free with Garden admission. Visit thegarden.org. Nature Therapy Stroll the Garden and connect with nature gradually through a series of simple exercises using the five senses. Methods are based on the Japanese “forest bathing” practice. Visit thegarden.org/learn/nature-therapy. Garden Yoga Find alignment, exercise, and stillness with outdoor yoga. Sign up for morning and evening classes and/or bring the kids for family yoga. Free for members; $12 for nonmembers. Visit thegarden.org/learn/garden-yoga. Fitness Fridays (10 a.m.) Set fitness and wellness in motion with a com-bination of 30-45-minute bodyweight (no equip-ment) session and a 15-30-minute gentle yin yoga session. $6 for members; $12 for nonmembers. Visit thegarden.org/fitness-fridays. Water-Saver Lesson (K-6) Observe, record, and identify water-use efficiency opportunities within your home. Join Ms. Smarty-Plants for a virtual lesson, field trip, and more to become Earth Heroes. Visit mssmartyplants.org. Kindness Bingo (all ages) Bring a lot of joy and fun into your home by playing Ms. Smarty-Plants Kindness Bingo with your family, neighbors, and friends. Visit mssmartyplants.org/kindness-bingo. SUPPORT THE GARDEN To remain open, the Garden now charges a small admission fee. Thanks to those who contributed more than $60,000 to help the #FreeDayFriday initiative! The Garden can now offer FREE admission on the second Friday of each month, beginning Feb. 12. To renew or support the Garden, visit FreeDayFridays.org Nan Sterman is a garden expert, author, designer, and educator. Nan leads international garden tours, is the author of several books, and hosts the show A Growing Passion on KPBS TV, www.waterwisegardener.com If you would like to add fruit trees to your garden, this is the ideal time of year to do so. In early January, fruit tree growers delivered bare-root trees to local nurseries. The young, dormant trees bearing fruits look like a stick with a wad of roots at the bottom. Since the trees are in the plant equivalent of hibernation, bare-root trees experience little, if any, transplant shock. In spring, they will leaf out like normal. Also, bare root is the most inexpensive way to buy these fruit trees. Most years, winter is a little too cold to plant subtropical evergreen fruit trees like citrus, guava, and avocado. But this winter has been warmer than usual, and gardeners are planting these trees without any problems. Although there is no “one size fits all” when growing fruit trees, many gardeners instinctively group and plant their fruit trees together. Different types of fruit trees have different needs for soils, light, and especially amounts and frequencies of irrigation. Why is that? Well, these fruits originate in many different regions of the world. For example, apples originated in Central Asia, especially in eastern Turkey and southwest Asia Minor. Peaches are from northwest China, avocados from Mexico, olives from the Mediterranean, figs from Western Asia, persimmons from China, oranges from China and India, and kumquats from China. Mangos originate in Eastern India and Burma, while pineapple guavas are from South America. These plants need to be grouped according to their cultural needs, especially irrigation needs. Here is how I recommend grouping them: Group 1 – Deciduous Trees: Deciduous stone fruits, pears, apples, almonds, and persimmons. These trees need regular, deep irrigation from the time new buds appear on the branches until leaves start to drop in Autumn. In winter, when branches are bare and there is regular rainfall, trees need no irrigation. When winter is dry, they need deep water only once a month or twice a month, depending on where your garden is and the kind of soil the trees are planted in. Group 2 – Citrus Trees: All citruses are evergreen, meaning that leaves cover their branches year-round. These trees need regular, deep irrigation, once every week or two, year-round. In winter, irrigate less often than in hot summer months. Group 3 – Thirsty Trees: Avocados and mangos are the thirstiest fruit trees. They require regular, deep irrigation year-round, at least once a week – less often for those planted in clay soil. Group 4 – Dry Trees: Figs and pomegranates are among the driest growing fruit trees. Even abandoned fig and pomegranate trees make fruit, though they produce far more when watered deeply at least once every few weeks when branches are covered in leaves. Don’t water when branches are bare. Group 5 – Low Water-Use Trees: Pineapple guavas, tropical guavas, loquats are evergreen but surprisingly use low water. Water deeply year-round, primarily in the warm months. In winter, water only in long, dry spells. Plant all groups of these trees into native soil – no soil amendments. Irrigate with in-line drip tubing arranged in concentric circles on the soil surface and around the base of each tree. Space the circles about a foot apart, starting about 10 inches away from the trunk and extending about a foot past the widest branches. Fruit trees have a significant root mass in the upper foot or two of soil. That is why it is important to irrigate from the soil surface down to the roots. Do not use bubblers, deep root watering, vertical PVC pipes, and so on. They are NOT suited for fruit trees. Cover drip irrigation lines and the entire planting bed in a 3- to 4-inch-thick layer of mulch. Keep the mulch at least 6 inches away from the trunk. To see how bare-root fruit trees are bred, grown, and harvested, visit agrowingpassion.com/episode-601-from-fruit-to-nuts. Nan StermanWaterwise Gardener Mixed Fruit in Your Garden To register for Water Conservation Garden classes or events, visit thegarden.org or call (619) 660-0614 x10 FIX A LEAK WEEK March 15-21 Get ready to chase down leaks! Did you know that leaks are the culprit for wasting nearly 1 million gallons of water annually nationwide? Although leaks can happen at any time of the year, customers are encouraged to take control of their water use during Fix a Leak Week, March 15 through 21, by fixing easily corrected leaks at home. Here are a few tips for checking where leaks typically occur: • During the colder months, check the water usage on your water bill. If a family of four exceeds 12,000 gallons per month, you could have a leak. • Check your water meter before and after a two-hour period when no water is being used. If the meter changes, you may have a leak. Visit otaywater.gov/how- to-read-your-meter to learn how to read your meter and track your water use. • Place a few drops of food coloring in the toilet tank without flushing. If color appears in the bowl after 10 minutes, you have a leak. • Check for surface leaks by examining faucet gaskets and pipe fittings for water outside the pipe. For tips on leak detection during Fix a Leak Week, follow Otay on social media or visit otaywater.gov/fix-a-leak-week. Leaks Can R u n , B u t T h e y C a n ’ t H i d e ! Incentive to Replace Your Lawn – New Year, New Yard! It’s a great time to increase your outdoor water-use efficiency. Residents and businesses can apply for the Turf Replacement Program to receive $3 for every square foot upgraded. Please note that artificial turf is not an approved conversion option for this program Learn more by visiting otaywater.gov/rebates. Leak Detection Surveys Begins in March As part of its preventative maintenance program, Otay will conduct leak inspections to areas in Chula Vista and Otay Mesa starting March 1, 2021. Customers within the survey area will receive a call and/ or email in advance with more information. The District’s Leak Detection Program safeguards customers’ water supply and reduces water loss, which helps to keep rates low and rate increases to a minimum. To learn more about this program, visit otaywater. gov/working-to-keep-rates-low (click on Water Loss Detection and Repair). 1 MARCH Feeding Hope Together During the Pandemic Last year, Otay joined the San Diego Food Bank to launch a virtual food drive in response to the COVID-19 crisis. The economic impacts of the pandemic have caused demands for food aid to skyrocket across San Diego County. Thanks to the generous support of the community, including from our customers and employees, the District has raised more than $6,200 to help families and individuals affected by the pandemic. This new year, we invite you to continue the fight against hunger by donating safely online. Visit otaywater.gov/food- drive-covid19. Don’t Forget About Your Water Bill Otay reminds its customers to stay current in paying their water bills to avoid accumulating large balances. Per Governor Newsom’s April 2, 2020 executive order, water agencies are prohibited from disconnecting water service during the pandemic. However, the order does not prevent agencies from charging customers for such service or reduce the amount a customer may owe. The District will work out payment arrangements with customers. For details, contact us at (619) 670-2222 or paymentsupport@otaywater.gov. T H E O T A Y W ATER DISTRICT • P R OUDLY SERVING E A ST C OUNT Y A ND TH E S OUTH B A Y SINC E 1956 A NEWSLET T E R FOR CUSTO MER S OF T HE OTAY WATER DISTRICT WINTER 2021 FOLLOW OTAY WATER ON... / SIGA AL DISTRITO DE AGUA DE OTAY EN... OTAY WATER DISTRICT – Board of Directors The Board of Directors meets the first Wednesday of the month at 3:30 p.m. and is currently meeting online via Zoom to help ensure public safety during the pandemic. The public is encouraged to view or listen in at otaywater.gov. PresidentTim Smith, Division 1tsmith@otaywater.gov Vice PresidentMark Robak, Division 5mrobak@otaywater.gov TreasurerJose Lopez, Division 4jlopez@otaywater.gov Board MemberRyan Keyes, Division 2rkeyes@otaywater.gov Board MemberGary Croucher, Division 3gcroucher@otaywater.gov Dedicated to Community Service FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE OTAY WATER DISTRICT CALL (619) 670-2222 OR GO TO OTAYWATER.GOV The Pipeline Newsletter is published quartely by the Otay Water District and can also be found online at otaywater.gov. Copywright ©2021 Otay Water District. All rights reserved. Chula Vista Siblings Win Southern California ‘Water is Life’ Art Contest The pandemic may have paused many things in 2020, but for two Chula Vista siblings, water awareness was not one of them. Sofia and Lucia Perez Valles, from Olympian High School in Otay’s service area, demonstrated the value of water through art as part of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California’s (MWD) Poster Contest and won. MWD features the Valles sisters’ posters in its 2021 “Water is Life” Calendar. The Valles sisters were first recognized last August as winners of Otay’s 2020 student poster contest for their impressive illustration of water stewardship. The District then submitted their posters to MWD’s contest and now are among the six winners from San Diego County. MWD celebrated the students, families, and water agencies during its virtual recognition event on Dec. 17. MWD holds its annual contest for kindergarten through 12th-grade students from participating water agencies throughout Southern California. The calendar features 36 posters and is distributed to about 13,000 recipients. Otay customers can request a 2021 “Water is Life” Calendar by emailing info@otaywater.gov, while supplies last. To learn more about Otay’s educational programs, visit otaywater.gov/education. Hermanas del sur de California ganan el Concurso de Arte “El agua es vida” Tal vez la pandemia detuvo muchas cosas en 2020, pero para dos hermanas de Chula Vista la concientización sobre el agua no se ha detenido. Sofía y Lucía Pérez Valles de la Olympian High School, localizada en el área de servicio de Otay, ganaron el concurso de carteles del Distrito Metropolitano de Agua del Sur de California (MWD, por sus siglas en inglés) demostrando, a través del arte, el valor que tiene el agua. El MWD va a presentar los carteles de las hermanas Valles en su calendario “El agua es vida” de 2021. En agosto del año pasado, las hermanas Valles ganaron el Concurso de Carteles Estudiantiles de Otay por su impresionante ilustración sobre el cuidado del agua. Posteriormente, el Distrito envió sus carteles al concurso del MWD y ahora se encuentran entre los seis ganadores del condado de San Diego. El MWD celebró a los estudiantes, las familias y las agencias de agua durante su evento de reconocimiento virtual realizado el 17 de diciembre. El MWD lleva a cabo cada año su concurso para estudiantes de kínder al 12º grado entre las agencias de agua participantes del sur de California. El calendario consta de 36 carteles y se distribuyen 13.000 ejemplares. Los clientes de Otay pueden solicitar una copia del calendario “El agua es vida” de 2021 por correo electrónico a info@otaywater.gov, hasta agotar existencias. Para aprender más acerca de los programas educativos de Otay, por favor visita otaywater. gov/maestros. LUCIA PEREZ VALLES10th grade, Olympian High School, Teacher - Mrs. Parra SOFIA PEREZ VALLES12th grade, Olympian High School, Teacher - Mr. Boulton Make Every Drop Count Using Otay’s Mobile App Pay Your Water Bill, Report Water Waste, and More! The Otay Water District is making it easier for customers to access and pay their water bills online. The District recently relaunched its “Make Every Drop Count” application for mobile and tablet devices. With this app, users can also easily find water-saving programs and tips, report water waste in Otay’s service area, message the District, and more. To download the free app, search for “Otay Water District” in the app store on your iOS or Android device. Don’t miss out on downloading the app! Saving water and paying your bill is at your fingertips! Haz que Cada Gota Cuente con la aplicación móvil de Otay ¡Pague su factura, reporte el desperdicio de agua y más! El Distrito de Agua de Otay está facilitando el acceso y el pago de facturas de agua en línea. El Distrito recientemente volvió a lanzar su aplicación gratuita Haz que Cada Gota Cuente (Make Every Drop Count) para dispositivos móviles y tabletas. A través de esta aplicación, los usuarios también pueden encontrar información fácilmente sobre programas y consejos para ahorrar agua; reportar el desperdicio de agua en el área de servicio de Otay; enviar mensajes al Distrito y más. Para descargar la aplicación, por favor busque Otay Water District en la tienda de aplicaciones de su dispositivo iOS o Android. ¡No se pierda la oportunidad de descargar la aplicación! ¡Ahorrar agua y pagar su factura está al alcance de su mano! SOFIA PEREZ VALLES12.o grado, Olympian High School, Maestra Parra LUCIA PEREZ VALLES10.o grado, Olympian High School, Maestro Boulton