LUCERNE, Calif. – California Water Service’s (Cal Water) supports an array of local organizations throughout the year as part of its ongoing commitment to improving the quality of life in the communities it serves.

The Redwood Valley District – serving Lucerne, Duncans Mills, Guerneville, Dillon Beach and a portion of Santa Rosa – donated a total of $3,350 to local charitable organizations in 2016, ranging from schools to emergency services, to community organizations, and more.

Cal Water’s Redwood Valley District made a number of contributions either during the year or as part of Operation Gobble, the company’s Thanksgiving effort. Organizations received contributions to make the holidays brighter for local residents in need.

Cal Water selected several local charities to support in 2016, including Dillon Beach Emergency Response, Friends of Guerneville School, River to Coast Children’s Services and the Northshore Community Center in Lucerne.

The funds were donated by the company’s stockholders as part of the company’s philanthropic giving program and not paid for by ratepayers.

In addition to supporting the community through monetary contributions, office leadership serves as Vice President of the Wine Country Waterworks Association, a nonprofit organizations that sponsors student scholarships and holds inexpensive trainings, trade shows and continuing education unit opportunities for water industry operators.

Leadership also supports organizations assisting wildfire victims in Lake County, the Clearlake Police Department’s K-9 program and Clearlake Senior Center Meals on Wheels.

“At Cal Water, we are not just committed to providing high-quality, reliable water service, we are also part of the community, proudly serving Guerneville residents and businesses since 2000,” said Local Manager Darin McCosker. “We believe that supporting worthy organizations that improve the quality of life in this city is part of our promise to provide quality, service, and value.”

Cal Water serves approximately 1,900 service connections in the Redwood Valley area and about 2 million people through 480,300 service connections in California.

The company, which has provided water service in the area since 2000, was ranked “Highest in Customer Satisfaction among Water Utilities in the West” in 2016 by J.D. Power in its inaugural Water Utility Residential Customer Satisfaction Study.

Additional information may be obtained online at www.calwater.com .