Teacher Grant Program

LWD is excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for this school year's Teacher Grant Program. Each fiscal year, LWD awards up to $6,000 in grants to local schools (K-12) within our service area to help educate students about wastewater, recycled water and the importance of water conservation.  

The deadline to submit the 2024/2025 grant application is Friday, November 15, 2024. Find details on how to apply or learn more below.

2023/2024 School Year Recipients

• Ms. Katie Oberman from El Camino Creek Elementary School received a $1,600 grant to fund her project to teach K-6th grade students about water saving gardening techniques while growing plants for food and aesthetics.
• Ms. June Honsberger and Alyson Thile from La Costa Canyon High School received a $2,000 grant to continue last year's efforts to create and establish another self-sustaining native plant pollinator garden on campus in an effort to increase pollinator species.
• Ms. Nancy Jois from Capri Elementary School received a $2,000 grant to fund her project to teach kindergarten students about the water cycle and water resource management.

Check out this video from our skilled Field Services Technicians (FSTs)! One of the 2023-2024 grant recipients, kindergarten teacher Nancy Jois from Capri Elementary, had the opportunity to experience an in-person demonstration as part of her project. FSTs Johnny, Jeffrey, and Curney showed students the District's combination truck and televised van. They educated the students in both English and Spanish on how the combination truck is integral in clearing out blockages in sewer lines and how the televised van is utilized to inspect underground pipes for blockages or defects.

LWD is proud to help and support our local teachers and their projects that will educate their students about water resource management and ocean water pollution prevention. All projects will benefit over 6,000 students in the Encinitas Unified School and San Dieguito School Districts.