Inland Empire Utilities Agency

The Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA) is a regional wastewater facility and wholesale supplemental water supplier in southwestern San Bernardino County, in the Inland Empire region of Southern California.

Inland Empire Utilities Agency

Logo of IEUA
Agency overview
Formed	1950 Chino Basin Municipal Water District (CBMWD) 1998 Name changed to: Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA)
Jurisdiction	Special District
Headquarters	6075 Kimball Ave., Chino, CA 91708
Agency executive	Shivaji Deshmukh, General Manager
Website	ieua.org

Services

IEUA specifically provides water services to seven cities in the Pomona Valley: Chino, Chino Hills, Fontana, Montclair, Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga, and Upland. The Agency's service area covers 242 square miles and approximately 700,000 people.^[1]

IEUA's supplemental water comes from both imported water and recycled water.

The wastewater treatment facility consists of domestic and industrial disposal systems and energy recovery and production facilities. The agency is also a biosolids and fertilizer treatment provider and remains a leader in protecting the quality of the area's groundwater.^[2]

History

IEUA was formed in 1950 as the Chino Basin Municipal Water District (CBMWD) and joined MWD in the same year.^[3] In 1998 CBMWD changed its name to the Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA).^[4] The name change was meant to reflect changes in the District's mission.

In 2002 IEUA made history by becoming the first public agency to obtain a Platinum LEED rating by the USGBC^[5]

Chino Creek Wetlands and Educational Park

In 2008 the Chino Creek Wetlands and Educational Park opened to the public. The park is located at the IEUA headquarters adjacent to the LEED Platinum buildings. Among many other things, the park features:^[6]

• 1.7 miles of trails
• 22 acres of habitat
• 6 connecting wetland ponds used for tertiary treatment of grey water before it is sent out to the Chino Creek
• One million gallons of recycled water flowing through its wetlands each day
• Wildlife monitoring stations

References

1. "Inland Empire utilities Agency". Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. Archived from the original on September 25, 2011. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
2. "Inland Empire Utilities Agency Pioneers Sustainable Resource Management Best Practices". Metro Investment Report, February 2007. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
3. "Inland Empire utilities Agency". Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. Archived from the original on September 25, 2011. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
4. "Inland Empire utilities Agency". Climate Adaptation Knowledge Exchange. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
5. "Certified Project List". United States Green Building Council. Archived from the original on October 7, 2011. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
6. "Topic of the Month - Chino Creek Wetlands and Educational Park". Water Education Water Awareness Committee, July 2007. Retrieved September 15, 2011.

External links

• Official Inland Empire Utilities Agency website
• Environmental-expert.com: "How a LEED Platinum Building is Cleaning up Inland Empire Runoff" — by Whitman et al (Water Environment Foundation).
• CoastalConference.org: "IEUA Chino Creek Wetlands Educations Park" — by Cole Slater, Stephen Lyon and Judi Miller.