Equal Rights Equal Oppurtunities

            Discrimination towards women and girls, or what is known as gender-based discrimination, is one of the most pervasive human rights violations. It severely limits the ability of women, girls and the communities they live in to protect and promote their health.
             Gender-based discrimination is irrevocably connected to negative health outcomes for women and girls. Its associated poor health outcomes are often compounded by other forms of inequality related to socioeconomic status, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religious affiliation or geographical location. While these challenges are imposing, and often encoded in "normalized" ways of living, International Women's Day renews our commitment to denounce violations in human rights and to challenge unequal systems, structures and practices that perpetuate health inequalities across the world.   

Responding on Climate Change

                Climate change is predicted to result in longer and warmer irrigation seasons and increase the risk of drought (external link). Implementing water conservation projects on our own facilities and water conservation education offers immediate and long-term benefits.Reclaimed water is a possible water resource for non-drinking water uses. We have an operating reclaimed water program near South Treatment Plant and have invested in a reclaimed water distribution system that is under construction for the Brightwater Treatment Plant. Reclaimed water is an excellent source of water for irrigation, industrial processes, groundwater recharge and stream augmentation. A comprehensive plan on the future outlook of reclaimed water is underway.