This new program will produce 30% of the local drinking water supply. 𝐒𝐎𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐌𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐀 𝐏𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐘
𝐏𝐔𝐑𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐄
These terms establish guidelines on the use of official social media platforms (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram) of the East County Advanced Water Purification (AWP) Program, which is administered by the East County AWP Joint Powers Authority (JPA). Padre Dam Municipal Water District is the program administrator for the JPA. The purpose of information shared by the Program’s JPA on these social media platforms is to present information of public interest, including but not limited to Program and water related news, updates, conservation information and events.
𝐀𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐓𝐎 𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐌𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐔𝐒𝐄
By accessing, contributing content to or otherwise participating in the use of the official East County AWP pages on social media platforms, the user agrees to the terms described below. To help assure these pages are safe and productive, please take a moment to become familiar with the following terms of use:
𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆
We welcome your comments 24/7 but please note that social media platforms are not monitored 24/7 and staff primarily respond to comments during normal business hours (8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday). When closed for holidays, we aim to review comments on the next business day.
𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐂𝐔𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐎𝐏𝐈𝐂𝐒
The East County AWP social media pages serve as moderated online information exchange platforms about the Program and water related news and events. We want our social media channels to provide a welcoming environment for everyone who participates so we reserve the right to delete or hide comments that:
• Are off-topic and do not directly relate to the posted East County AWP Program
news, updates, information, events, etc.
• Contain vulgar or profane language, images or emojis.
• Intimidate other posters, including but not limited to comments attacking
another’s race, color, gender, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity,
age, religion or disability.
• Make unsupported, inaccurate or invalid claims or accusations.
• Promote services or products, solicitations, advertisements, or endorsements of
any financial, commercial or non-governmental agency.
• Show repetitive posts copied and pasted by the same or multiple users.
• Promote illegal activity.
• Are political in nature. We reserve the right to delete photos, videos, or links that:
• Contain vulgar language, nudity, personal attacks of any kind, or offensive terms,
visuals, or audio that target specific ethnic or racial groups.
• Are off-topics and do not directly relate to the posted East County AWP Program
news, updates, information, events, etc.
• Make unsupported, inaccurate or invalid claims or accusations.
• Are political in nature.
• Promote services or products, solicitations, advertisements or endorsements of
any financial, commercial or non-governmental agency. The East County AWP JPA is not responsible for, and neither endorses nor opposes, comments or posts placed on the official social media pages. We reserve the right to delete or hide posts, photos, videos, or links that contain objectionable content as outlined above, so please ensure your comments contain none of the above or they will be removed in entirety. We reserve the right, without prior notice, to block social media accounts that repeatedly violates the terms of use.
𝐌𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐀
If you are a member of the media, please send questions or requests directly to Program public affairs representatives Melissa McChesney or Rebecca Cole via email at [email protected] or [email protected] or by phone at 619-572-1490 (Melissa) or 619-300-5044 (Rebecca) for a prompt response. Please refrain from submitting time-sensitive questions or comments on any East County AWP social media page.
𝐏𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐂 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐒
For official Public Records Requests, please contact Amy Pederson via [email protected] or 619-258-4614. Please also note that comments posted to our social media pages are considered public record and can be disclosed without any prior notice. The East County AWP JPA has the right - at all times - to disclose any information to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request and to edit, refuse to post or remove or store any materials posted here.
𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐂
The East County AWP social media pages are offered to facilitate the sharing of information on the Program and water-related news. The East County AWP JPA DOES NOT endorse or promote any information posted to these sites, and specifically DOES NOT endorse, promote or attest to the validity or effectiveness of any commercial postings or third party advertisements on this site. If discovered by the Program JPA, the JPA will remove any posting that it finds to be inappropriate to the purpose of these sites other than third party advertisements. PLEASE NOTE: You are no longer on the official East County AWP website; therefore, you must abide by the social media platform privacy policies and terms of use. Please see the Terms of Use Policies for each website.
