LOS ANGELES, CA, June 16, 2015 -- Last week at its Annual Conference and Exposition (ACE15) in Anaheim, Calif., the American Water Works Association (AWWA) honored the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Southern California with its 2014 Public Communications Achievement Award for the District's efforts to raise public awareness and action to save water during the current drought.
The award recognizes "significant accomplishments in communication -- educating the public, promoting awareness and understanding of water issues, establishing media relations, implementing community involvement programs, and inspiring others to model behavior with the public that builds trust and credibility" (see: "Fourth year of drought drives MWD to continue promoting region-wide water conservation").
The award recognized the multiple ways that MWD has effectively spread its water-saving message throughout its six-county service area. The centerpiece of this effort was last year's $5.5-million multi-lingual outreach and advertising campaign created in conjunction with Fraser Communications, a Los Angeles-based advertising company (see: "CA outreach, advertising campaign to encourage water conservation amid drought").
Features of the campaign included more than 10,000 advertisements on television, radio, print, and the Internet. It debuted the Miss California character and the tag line, "Don't Waste Another Minute Wasting Water." The campaign also included news conferences, news releases, special TV news segments, and celebrity conservation public service videos.
See also:
"MWD board revises water supply plan, adds $40M to rebate program amid drought"
"MWD pushes incentive for water recycling, desalination, groundwater cleanup investments"
About MWD
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is a cooperative of 26 cities and water agencies serving nearly 19 million people in six counties. The district imports water from the Colorado River and Northern California to supplement local supplies, and helps its members to develop increased water conservation, recycling, storage and other resource-management programs. For more information, visit www.mwdh2o.com.
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