Mary Aileen Matheis - Director - Irvine Ranch Water District

DISTRICT ACTIVITIES

As a Director of the Irvine Ranch Water District, I served as President of the District in 2001, and I am serving as Vice President in 2004, a post I previously enjoyed in prior years. I am chairman of the Water Resources Policy and Communications Committee and assigned to the Energy, Technology and Environmental Stewardship Committee. I am the Board representative to the Irvine Chamber of Commerce, as well as Newport Bay Watershed Executive Committee and the Southern California Water Committee, where I serve on the Water Quality Task Force and the Water Banking Task Force. I am the District representative to the Orange County Council of Governments and the Independent Special District of Orange County Executive Committee. I was appointed Director of the Urban Water Research Institute and representative to the UCI Urban Water Research Center.

I have been appointed to the Legal Affairs Committee of the Association of California Water Agencies by ACWA leadership. I also represent IRWD as the alternate representative on the National Water Research Institute. I am one of the Directors actively involved for the District with the Cities of Irvine, Lake Forest and Newport Beach. On behalf of Irvine Ranch Water District I attend the Public Officials for Water and Environmental Reform (POWER) Conference and Executive Briefings by the Water Education Founcation.

It is the policy of the District to encourage Board members to be involved in all phases of civic activities to be aware of issues in the community and to bring the message of water ethics to both the business interests and local citizens.

The IRWD Duck Club at the San Joaquin Marsh is available to the public for meetings and events.

A view of the IRWD Operations Building, the center for Water Reclamation Process	A picture of the Secondary Treatment Process as water is reclaimed for future use.
Part of the IRWD environmental and conservation effort is the planting of Tree Hill with lush native trees and shrubs to help conserve water and create a cool area for walks and meditation.	Mary Aileen Matheis at the Butterfly Garden in the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary.
The Audubon House is the center for Sea and Sage Audubon activity at the San Joaquin Marsh. The House is opened 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. every day.	The San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary is a reconstructed wetlands that is part of the Pacific Flyway and home to hundreds of birds and water fowl. It is an oasis in the middle of an urban area offering peace and quite in nature setting. It is opened every day for public enjoyment.