Children's Water Education Festival

2010 Children’s Water Education Festival

On March 24^th and 25^th, more than 5,000 fourth, fifth and sixth grade students converged at the Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace Foundation in Yorba Linda to celebrate the 14th Annual Children’s Water Education Festival, the largest water festival of its kind. Presented by the Orange County Water District, Disneyland Resort, the National Water Research Institute and the Municipal Water District of Orange County, the Festival is an opportunity to educate students about local water issues and help students understand how they can protect and preserve water and their environment.

Over the past 14 years, more than 80,000 children from Orange County have had the opportunity to experience the Festival. This year students from nearly 70 public and private schools participated in Festival from 20 cities throughout Orange County. More than 60 organizations from California devoted their time to help educate these young environmental stewards. These organizations engaged the students through interactive educational presentations that taught to California State Science Standards. Educators consistently rate the education value of the Festival very high. There has never been a more important time to teach our children that they can make "blue" and "green" choices to help protect our water resources and environment for today, tomorrow and the future.

Hosting an event of this magnitude would not be possible without our many generous sponsors, presenters and hundreds of dedicated volunteers. Please view a complete list of participants below.

Thank You To Our 2010 Sponsors

Presenting Sponsors:
Disneyland Resort; Municipal Water District of Orange County; National Water Research Institute; Orange County Water District; OCWD Groundwater Guardians

Title Sponsors:
Santa Ana Watershed Association; Siemens Water Technologies Corp.

Signature Sponsors:
California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery; Orange County Recycled Used Oil Program; Townsend Public Affairs

Program Sponsor:
Wells Fargo

Platinum Sponsors:
Anaheim Public Utilities; Association of California Water Agencies/Save Our Water; California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery; Carollo Engineers; City of Costa Mesa; Irvine Ranch Water District; City of Newport Beach Utilities; County of Orange Stormwater Program; Orange County Sanitation District

Gold Sponsors:
Allergan; Anchor Printing; CDM; Clif Bar & Co.; Emerson Process Management; HDR; Kiewitt Pacific Co.; Metropolitan Water District of Southern California; Rubio’s Fresh Mexican Grill; Stefano’s Golden Baked Hams; Tetra Tech, Inc.; Vapur

Benefactors:
AMEC Geomatrix; Best Chauffeured Worldwide; Black & Veatch; Butier Engineering, Inc.; Clif Bar Kids; Dan Copp Crushing Corp.; Emerson Process Management; Farmer Boys; Laguna Beach County Water District; Malcolm Pirnie; McDonald’s; Mesa Consolidated Water District; Orange County Conservation Corp.; Orange County Water Association; Pacific Advanced Civil Engineering, Inc.; RBF Consulting; Ricoh Electronics, Inc.; Rutan & Tucker, LLP; Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority; Scholastic Science World; Separation Processes, Inc.; The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf; The Islands Golf Center; Trojan UV; Yorba Linda Water District

Special Assistance:
Atlas Films; Boart Longyear; DDB Engineering; Disneyland Resort Environmental Affairs; Disneyland Resort Support, Attractions, Services & Entertainment; Disneyland Resort Community Relations; Friends Church; Genterra Consultants, Inc.; National Geographic Magazine; Ornelas Graphics; Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum

Thank You To Our 2010 Presenters

Algalita Marine Research Foundation; Anaheim Ducks; Anaheim Fire Department; Anaheim Public Utilities; Bolsa Chica Conservancy; CA Dept. of Boating & Waterways; California Department of Fish & Game, The Back Bay Science Center; California Latino Water Coalition; Caltrans; City of Newport Beach; County of Orange - OC Watersheds/Orange County Stormwater Program; Department of Resources Recycling & Recovery (CalRecycle); Discovery Science Center; Disneyland Resort Environmental Affairs; Disneyland Resort Horticulture Irrigation Team; Dr. Wilderness Show, Inc.; Earth Adventure; EarthCapades Environmental Vaudeville; Green Earth Magic Show (GEMS Inc.); Inside the Outdoors/Orange County Department of Education; Irvine Ranch Water District; Malcolm Pirnie; Mesa Consolidated Water District; Metropolitan Water District of Southern California; Municipal Water District of Orange County; National Geographic Magazine; New Education Options, Inc.; O.C. League of Women Voters/Kids Voting USA; Ocean Institute/Wyland Foundation; OCWD Groundwater Guardian Team; Orange County Sanitation District; Orange County Used Oil Recycling Program; Orange County Water District; Outdoor Education Center; Rain Bird Corp.; Rainforest Cafe; RBF Consulting; Richard Nixon Foundation; Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum; Rock Steady Juggling; San Bernardino Forest Association; Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board; Santa Ana Watershed Association; South Coast Air Quality Management District; Southern California Edison; The City of Santa Ana; The Energy Coalition, Peak Students Energy Actions; Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary/Cal State University, Fullerton; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; U.S. Geological Survey; University of California, Irvine/CLEAN Education; Vapur; Wild Wonders Inc.; Wonders of Wildlife; Wyland Foundation

Thank You To Our 2010 Volunteers

There were nearly 350 volunteers that contributed to the success of the Festival. In addition to individuals from within the community, the following volunteer organizations participated:

Behr Process Corporation Ebell Club of Irvine; Disneyland VoluntEARS; Disneyland Golden VoluntEARS; Kiwanis Club of Anaheim; University of California, Irvine; Orange County Water District