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SCWC Video Project Renewed: The Journey to Safe Drinking Water Earns Multiple Telly Awards

SCWC Staff — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:27:37 +0000

A major video project launched by the Southern California Water Coalition (SCWC) in March—Renewed: The Journey to Safe Drinking Water—has earned multiple honors at the prestigious Telly Awards through its production partner, Epipheo.

The four-minute animated film, created by Epipheo Studio, was developed as a cornerstone of SCWC’s recent communications campaign to advance understanding of water recycling and purification in California.

The Telly Awards recognize excellence in video and television across all screens, celebrating standout work from organizations, agencies, and creators worldwide. This recognition places Renewed among the most impactful and innovative storytelling efforts in today’s media landscape.

SCWC’s video, produced by Epipheo, received top recognition in several highly competitive categories:

Gold Telly Awards
- Animated Marketing & Communication – Nonprofit
- Animated Marketing & Communication – Sustainability & Environment
- Animated Marketing & Communication – Art Direction
- Animated Marketing & Communication – 3D/CG Animation
Silver Telly Award
- Animated Marketing & Communication – Writing

These honors reflect both the creative excellence of Epipheo’s work and SCWC’s leadership in shaping clear, compelling messaging around California’s water future.

A Major March Launch

Renewed: The Journey to Safe Drinking Water was officially launched in March as part of a broad, multi-platform campaign that included digital advertising, social media content, and partnerships with content creators.

The campaign introduced audiences to the concept of advanced water purification by illustrating how technology accelerates the Earth’s natural water cycle—transforming wastewater into a pure, safe, and reliable drinking water source.

Supporting materials included bilingual video assets, social media toolkits, landing pages, and a coordinated outreach effort designed to engage both stakeholders and the general public.

Watch the Video in English and Spanish

Viewers can find Renewed: The Journey to Safe Drinking Water on YouTube as well as on the Southern California Water Coalition website.

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Expanding Reach and Engagement

The campaign reached wide audiences across multiple platforms, helping introduce water recycling concepts to new and diverse audiences—particularly those interested in science, sustainability, and innovation.

Collaborations with content creators and partner organizations further extended the video’s reach and visibility, reinforcing the importance of accessible, engaging communication around complex water issues.

A Powerful Partnership

The project brought together water experts and storytelling experts to deliver a unified message. SCWC and its partners collaborated closely with the creative team at Epipheo to translate technical subject matter into a compelling and visually engaging narrative.

The video was made possible through generous support from a broad coalition of water agencies, organizations, and industry leaders, including:

Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD), HDR, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD), Parsons, Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts (LACSD), WateReuse Association, Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA), Las Virgenes Municipal Water District (LVMWD), Moulton Niguel Water District (MNWD), Black & Veatch, California WateReuse, and Carollo.

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Southern California Water Coalition Launches Advanced Purification Video

SCWC Staff — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:01:13 +0000

The Southern California Water Coalition has teamed up with a top video production agency to produce an informative video that examines how water is purified for reuse. This collaboration has now earned multiple honors at the prestigious 2026 Telly Awards through its production partner, Epipheo. While our organization’s focus is on solutions taking place in Southern California, the science and approaches highlighted in this video are relevant to communities everywhere facing drought, climate extremes, or growing demand for safe, reliable drinking water.

Renewed: The Journey to Safe Drinking Water is a short and informative animated video that tells the story of how communities are safeguarding a reliable, affordable water future by using advanced purification that meets or exceeds drinking water standards. The multi-barrier approach shown and paired with continuous monitoring reflects best practices used around the world and can be tailored to local regulations and infrastructure.

Visit our webpage “How Wastewater Becomes Drinking Water: Direct Potable Reuse Explained“
Watch the video on YouTube
Ver las versiones en español

In this video, we find out how communities like Southern California are investing in advanced purification to create a reliable source of drinking water that meets or exceeds all standards. Viewers learn more about the multi-barrier process and the continuous monitoring that ensures high quality. As state and local leaders look for ways to help us cope with extreme droughts and floods, rising temperatures, depleted groundwater basins and more, using more recycled water just makes sense. The same drivers and solutions apply well beyond Southern California, making the video a useful primer for any community exploring potable reuse as part of a resilient water supply.

We invite water agencies, educators, community groups, and media everywhere to watch, share, and embed the video as a plain‑language explainer of how advanced purification turns recycled water into safe, great‑tasting drinking water. If you’re outside Southern California, consider pairing the video with your local project details and regulatory context to help audiences connect the dots.

The video was made possible through generous funding provided by Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD), HDR, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD), Parsons, Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts (LACSD), WateReuse Association, Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA), Las Virgenes Municipal Water District (LVMWD), Moulton Niguel Water District (MNWD), Black & Veatch, California WateReuse, and Carollo. The water experts teamed up with the video and storytelling experts at Epipheo to produce the video.

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Southern California Water Coalition lanza un video de purificación avanzada

SCWC Staff — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 14:59:05 +0000

La Coalición del Agua del Sur de California (SCWC, por sus siglas en inglés) se ha asociado con una importante agencia de producción de videos para producir un nuevo video informativo que explica cómo se purifica el agua para su reutilización. Aunque nuestra organización se enfoca en soluciones que se están implementamdo en el sur de California, la ciencia y las soluciones de este video son relevantes para las comunidades de todo el mundo que enfrentan sequías, fenómenos climáticos extremos o una creciente demanda de agua potable segura y confiable.

“Renovado: El camino hacia el agua potable segura” (Titulo en ingles: “Renewed: The Journey to Safe Drinking Water”) es un video animado, breve e informativo, que cuenta cómo las comunidades están protegiendo un futuro de agua confiable y asequible mediante el uso de purificación avanzada que cumple o supera los estándares de agua potable. El enfoque múltiples barreras que se presenta, junto con el monitoreo continuo, refleja las mejores prácticas utilizadas en todo el mundo y puede adaptarse a las regulaciones y a la infraestructura local.

Visita nuestra página web “Como las aquas residuals se converter en ague potable“
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View the English version

En este video, descubrimos cómo comunidades como las del sur de California están invirtiendo en purificación avanzada para crear una fuente confiable de agua potable que cumple o supera todos los estándares. Los espectadores aprenderan mejor el proceso múltiples barreras y el monitoreo continuo que garantiza una alta calidad de agua. Nuestros líderes estatales y locales buscan maneras de ayudarnos a afrontar sequías e inundaciones extremas, pero el aumento de las temperaturas, el agotamiento de las cuencas subterráneas y otros problemas, representan un desafío. Usar más agua reciclada cobra sentido. Estos mismos factores y soluciones van mucho más allá del sur de California, lo que convierte al video en una introducción útil para cualquier comunidad que esté explorando la reutilización potable como parte de un suministro de agua resiliente.

Invitamos a agencias de agua, educadores, grupos comunitarios y medios de comunicación de todo el mundo a ver, compartir e integrar el video como una explicación clara y sencilla de cómo la purificación avanzada convierte el agua reciclada en agua potable segura y de buen sabor. Si se encuentra fuera del sur de California, considere acompañar el video con información sobre su proyecto local y el contexto regulatorio para ayudar al público a conectar las ideas principales.

El video fue posible gracias al generoso financiamiento del Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Eastern Municipal Water District, HDR, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Parsons, Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts, WateReuse Association, Inland Empire Utilities Agency, Las Virgenes Municipal Water District, Moulton Niguel Water District, Black & Veatch, California WateReuse, and Carollo Engineers. Los expertos en agua colaboraron con los expertos en video y narrativa de Epipheo para producir el video.

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