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Morris to lead EVMWD Burke, McBride sworn

board as president in as EVMWD directors

Elsinore Valley Municipal Water Dis-
Officer positions were announced trict (EVMWD) welcomed its newest
at the meeting of Elsinore Valley Mu- board members, Darcy Burke, a resident
nicipal Water District’s board of di- of Canyon Lake, and Jared McBride,
rectors last week. By a vote of 5-0, who were elected in November and
Director Andy Morris was appointed sworn into office on Dec. 7.
president. Morris will lead the board Burke will represent Division 1,
as president for the second time in his which encompasses Canyon Lake and
nine years of service. portions of Lake Elsinore, including
Director Morris, who was recent-
ly sworn into his third term, repre- Canyon Hills and Tuscany Hills. Mc-
sents EVMWD’s Division 5, which Bride is the new director for Division
includes sections of eastern Lake 3, which covers Lakeland Village, areas
Elsinore, Wildomar and Murrieta. west of Lake Elsinore, Wildomar, and
Morris, a local business owner, also unincorporated areas west of Interstate
serves as chairman of the Santa Rosa 15. PHOTO PROVIDED BY EVMWD
Regional Resource Authority and Burke has decades of water leadership
president of the Meeks and Daley experience. She is a former executive di-
Water Company on behalf of the dis- rector of the California Nevada section
trict. He is the board’s representative PHOTO PROVIDED BY EVMWD of the American Water Works Associa- Darcy Burke
to several local organizations, includ- tion and the Center for Water Educa-
ing Wildomar City Council, Murrieta tion, a non-profit through Metropolitan
City Council and the Murrieta Cham- Andy Morris will lead EVMWD Board of Water District of Southern California.
ber of Commerce. Directors as president for the second time She is also a former director of public
“It is an honor to represent the in his nine years of service. affairs for the Municipal Water District
community as the EVMWD board of Orange County and owns Watermark
president,” said Morris. “Along with Bride, representing Division 3. Board Associates in Temecula, which provides
the board of directors, I am commit- officers serve a one-year term. EVM- organizational and communication strat-
ted to ensuring excellent service to WD board meetings are held on the egies for public, private and non-gov-
our customers and continuing to find second and fourth Thursday of each ernment organizations.
innovative solutions to safeguarding month at 4 p.m. at the EVMWD
our water supplies for the future.” headquarters, 31315 Chaney St., McBride is a business owner and life-
Other board officer positions an- Lake Elsinore. long resident of the Elsinore Valley. He
nounced at the meeting include Phil EVMWD provides service to more holds a master’s degree from the Univer-
Williams, Division 4, as vice presi- than 144,000 water and wastewater sity of Chicago, with a concentration on
dent, and Darcy Burke, Division 1, customers in a 97-square-mile area in policy administration and management. PHOTO PROVIDED BY EVMWD
as treasurer. Rounding out the board Western Riverside County, including EVMWD board meetings are held on
of directors are Harvey R. Ryan, rep- Canyon Lake. For more information, the second and fourth Thursdays of each
resenting Division 2, and Jared Mc- visit evmwd.com. the month from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at 31315
Chaney Street, Lake Elsinore. Jared McBride