Westside Water Bank - 2015 National Grand Prize Winner - Excellence in Environmental Sustainability
The Westside Water Bank project was named the 2015 National Grand Prize Winner for Excellence in Environmental Sustainability from the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists.
The Excellence in Environmental Engineering and Science™ Awards Competition exists to identify and reward the best of today's environmental engineering and science. Its criteria define what it takes to be the best in environmental engineering and science practices: a holistic environmental perspective, innovation, proven performance and customer satisfaction, and contribution to an improved quality of life and economic efficiency.
Winners are chosen by an independent panel of distinguished experts. Projects address a broad range of modern challenges inherent in providing life-nurturing services for humans and protection of the environment.
Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and
channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency
has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and
commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and
other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome
feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.
If you need any special assistance or accommodations:
Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations.
The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best
practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.
Compliance Procedures and Reports
In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards,
Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely
changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.
Linked Documents and Third Parties
Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do
not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our
agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties,
we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.
