Recent News & Press Releases

At its September 19 meeting, the Triunfo Water & Sanitation District (TWSD) board of directors approved reducing the amount of once-a-week sprinkler irrigation time per water station from 15 to 10 minutes. The reduction in watering time takes effect on October 1. TWSD gets its water from the Metropolitan Water District (MWD). The TWSD decision follows an MWD directive requiring…

Artwork by Delilah Bovatsek, a second grader at Brookside Elementary School in Oak Park, was selected by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) to appear in its 2023 print calendar and digital library. MWD provides water to 19 million people in Southern California. Students throughout MWD’s service area, including those in the Triunfo Water & Sanitation District (TWSD),…

The number of candidates who filed nomination papers did not exceed the number of seats to be filled on the Triunfo Water & Sanitation District board of directors, according to the letter received by the board from the County of Ventura’s Clerk-Recorder’s office. The August 30 letter stated that, according to Section 10505 of the California Elections Code, the three…

KCLU’s Lance Orozco tours the Las Virgenes-Triunfo Demonstration Facility and speaks with Riki Clark with the Las Virgenes Municipal Water District and Dave Rydman with the Triunfo Water & Sanitation District to discuss the Pure Water Project, which turns highly treated recycled water back into drinking water. On Saturday, August 13, from 1-4 pm, community members are invited to visit the facility and…

The filing period for the November 8 General Election, which includes three seats on the Triunfo Water & Sanitation District Board of Directors, opens on Monday, July 18, and closes at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, August 12. Triunfo Board members oversee the District’s policymaking, executive/financial management, and long-range planning. Triunfo Water & Sanitation District provides sewage collection services and wastewater…

With California experiencing drought conditions that have necessitated water use restrictions, Triunfo Water & Sanitation District reminds customers that free recycled water is available to them through the Las Virgenes-Triunfo Recycled Water Fill Station. To qualify for the program, an area resident must be a customer of Triunfo Water & Sanitation District or Las Virgenes Municipal Water District, and must…

At its June 27 meeting, the Triunfo Water & Sanitation District (TWSD) board voted to extend its $15 per month water credit to qualifying potable water customers and to continue rebate supplements for customers purchasing water conservation appliances and devices. The district serves nearly 14,000 Oak Park residential and business potable water users. To receive the $15 per month credit…

Due to the historic drought, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California has required that residents who depend on water from the State Water Project limit watering outdoors to one day per week to reduce non-essential water use significantly.  For many Oak Park residents, this means reimagining their lawns and irrigation systems to save water and money. After hearing about…

Triunfo Water & Sanitation District is sponsoring a hands-on workshop on drip irrigation Saturday, July 16 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Mae Boyar Park (130 Kanan Road in Oak Park). The class is free and open to the public. Attendance is limited to 30. Workshop instructors are from the University of California Master Gardeners of Ventura County. Participants…

Oak Park, Calif. May 16, 2022–Triunfo Water & Sanitation District is providing details of how its potable water customers can comply with the one-day-per-week watering restriction ordered by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, effective June 1. Triunfo provides drinking water to all residences and businesses in Oak Park. “With multiple water suppliers in the Conejo Valley, we felt…