Inland Empire Utilities Agency

The Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA) is a regional wastewater facility and wholesale supplemental water supplier in California. IEUA is located in southern California and serves western San Bernardino county. Specifically, IEUA provides services to 7 cities: Chino

Chino

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, Chino Hills

Chino Hills

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, Fontana

Fontana

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, Montclair

Montclair

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Ontario

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, Rancho Cucamonga

Rancho Cucamonga

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, and Upland

Upland

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. The Agency's service area covers 242 square miles and approximately 700,000 people.

IEUA was formed in 1950 as the Chino Basin Municipal Water District(CBMWD) and joined MWD in the same year. In 1998 CBMWD changed its name to the Inland Empire Utilities Agency(IEUA). The name change was meant to reflect changes in the District’s mission. IEUA's supplemental water comes from both imported water and recycled water. The wastewater treatment facility consists of domestic and industrial disposal systems and energy recovery and production facilities. The agency is also a biosolids and fertilizer treatment provider and remains a leader in protecting the quality of the area's groundwater.
In 2002 IEUA made history by becoming the first public agency to obtain a Platinum LEED rating by the USGBC

Chino Creek Wetlands and Educational Park

In 2008 the Chino Creek Wetlands and Educational Park opened to the public. The park is located at the IEUA headquarters adjacent to the LEED Platinum buildings. Among many other things, the park features:
1.7 miles of trails,
22 acres of habitat,
6 connecting wetland ponds used for tertiary treatment of grey water before it is sent out to the Chino Creek

Chino Creek

Chino Creek is a major stream of the Inland Empire in Southern California in the United States. Although the main stem is short at about , it drains an extensive basin of from the San Gabriel Mountains to the Santa Ana River near Corona...

,
One million gallons of recycled water flowing through its wetlands each day, and
Wildlife monitoring stations.

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