Ventura Water

And with that, this year’s Green Schools Program presentations have come to an end! 💧🌎

A huge thank you to the teachers and school staff who welcomed Ventura Water into their classrooms this school year. It was a pleasure connecting with students throughout our community, and seeing their curiosity and enthusiasm made every presentation incredibly rewarding. ✨

Our Green Schools Program is designed to help students learn about the importance of water conservation, local water resources, the water cycle, and sustainable practices they can apply in their everyday lives. Through these interactive presentations, we hope to inspire the next generation to become informed environmental stewards and responsible community members.

Interested in having Ventura Water visit your classroom next school year? Visit our website to learn more about the Green Schools Program and how to participate. 💙

Over the course of nearly a year of deliberation, the City of Ventura underwent an extensive water and wastewater rate study to evaluate the City’s water rate tiers, water shortage rates, wastewater rate structure, and financing options for major projects. City staff and a third-party financial consultant worked with the City's finance team and financial advisors to develop a cost-of-service study and rate model. The process included multiple public meetings and presentations to the Water Commission, and on December 16, 2025, after the Public Hearing for Water and Wastewater Rate Adjustments, Ventura City Council unanimously approved five-year water and wastewater rate increases. ✅

Ventura Water is dedicated to providing reliable water services, investing in the maintenance and improvement of its vital infrastructure and equipping residents to be drought resilient. Rate increases will support both daily operation and maintenance of the City’s existing water and wastewater systems, along with planned capital improvement projects, including the long-anticipated State Water Interconnection Project and VenturaWaterPure Program. 💦

A rate increase will become effective July 1, 2026, to account for increased costs to operate and maintain the water and wastewater systems. All bills after July 1, 2026, will reflect the new rates; there will be no proration between the old and new rates. To estimate the change to your water bill, utilize the bill calculator on our website.

🔗 For more information, reference the 2025 Cost of Service and Rate Design Study at https://www.cityofventura.ca.gov/2268/Ventura-Water.

🎨✨ Celebrating Our 2027–2028 Student Art Calendar Winners! ✨🎨

This spring, Ventura Water and the City of Ventura Environmental Sustainability Division hosted the 3rd Student Art Calendar Contest — this time for the 2027–2028 calendar year, which meant double the winners! 🌎💧

Students submitted original artwork inspired by important watershed awareness topics including:
💙 Protect Our Watersheds
🌱 Compost Feeds the Earth
💧 Conserve Our Water
🌧️ Only Rain Down the Drain!
🦋 Care for the Estuaries
🌊 Respect Our Oceans and Beaches

This year, we received over 80 incredible entries and selected 27 winners overall! We were so excited to see all of the creativity, talent, and thoughtful messages reflected in each piece of artwork. Every submission was truly amazing. 🫟

Congratulations to all of our winners! 🎉

*Winners are not in order.

Keep swiping to see what was filtered out 👀

💧 On May 19, the Water Distribution team flushed approximately 2,000 linear feet of water main as part of ongoing water main maintenance efforts to help improve water appearance and maintain system performance. 👏🏻

Our team completed the operation using the NO-DES (Neutral Output Discharge Elimination System) truck. Unlike traditional flushing methods that can waste large amounts of water, the NO-DES system recirculates and filters the water during the process — helping conserve water while improving water quality. ♻️💦

During flushing, hoses are connected between nearby hydrants and water is circulated through the truck’s advanced filtration system, which removes sediment, turbidity, and biofilm buildup over time.

Throughout the process, water quality is continuously monitored and equipment settings are adjusted as needed to ensure effective flushing. ✅

👏 Big thank you to our field crews for the important work they do to help maintain reliable water service for the community! 🚛💙

What a fun day at the CSUCI STEAM Carnival! 🎡💙

Thank you to everyone who stopped by our booth to play “Chase the Sewer Polluter” 🎯 and learn more about protecting our water and environment 🌎💧

We loved seeing so many future Junior Environmental Compliance Inspectors in action 🕵️‍♀️✨

A look back at last week’s hazardous materials training 👷‍♂️💧

Our Water Treatment Team is Hazardous Material Technician–trained to safely work around the chemicals used in the process of treating water, as well as respond to emergencies if a chemical is released. 🚨

We are grateful for the team that helps keep our community safe every day! 👏💙