Project AWE is a collaborative effort of the Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District (Regional San), the Elk Grove Unified School District (EGUSD), Sacramento Splash,and other community partners. We offer educational opportunities at a historic dairy site for the community and K-12 students in the areas of Agriculture, Water, Energy, and the Environment (AWE).
Our Vision
Preserve local history for the community while promoting sustainable practices and environmental stewardship through K-12 education programs.
Our Mission
Involve the community.
Preserve local history.
Provide high school students with opportunities for work-based learning and career pathways.
Provide field trip programs, curricula, and teacher training for effective implementation.
Highlight career awareness, STEM skills, stewardship, and 21st Century Learning Skills.
Focus on agriculture, water, waste management, energy, and environmental education themes.
Our programs will eventually utilize three areas of the Regional San property located in northwest Elk Grove:
The historic Nicolaus Dairy, established 1890
The Sacramento Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant (SRWTP)
The 2,150-acre nature preserve known as the Bufferlands
Currently, we are operating the Nicolaus Dairy Programs. These include a 4th grade dairy-based program, a 5th grade farm-to-fork program, and a 2nd-5th grade beneficial insect program. A 3rd grade bird and poultry program is under development.
Project AWE is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and
channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Project AWE
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
Project AWE 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,
Project AWE regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely
changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found. In our ongoing commitment to transparency, we make the
last three months' reports available to the public.
August 2021 Website Accessibility Compliance Report
July 2021 Website Accessibility Compliance Report
June 2021 Website Accessibility Compliance Report
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.
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