Jurupa Community Services District named a 2026 USA TODAY Top Workplace

Jurupa Community Services District has earned a 2026 USA TODAY Top Workplace award, a national honor based on confidential employee feedback. The recognition underscores the district’s workplace culture and its focus on employee engagement, which officials say supports better service for residents. Why it matters: - Jurupa Community Services District’s national recognition signals that its employee culture is strong enough to stand out among more than 40,000 nominated organizations. - The award matters for residents because JCSD ties workplace engagement directly to service quality and day-to-day public service delivery. What happened: - Jurupa Community Services District was named a 2026 USA TODAY Top Workplace award winner. - The award honors organizations with 150 or more employees that have built people-first workplace cultures. - Energage, an HR research and technology company, administered the confidential employee survey used to determine recipients. - The Top Workplaces survey measures employee appreciation, confidence in leadership, alignment with organizational goals and workplace engagement. The details: - Over 40,000 organizations were nominated and invited to participate in this year’s Top Workplace program. - General Manager Chris Berch said the recognition reflects the employees who make JCSD successful. - Berch said supported, valued and engaged employees are better positioned to provide high-quality services residents depend on every day. - JCSD also noted consecutive Inland Empire Top Workplace awards in 2024 and 2025 from the Inland News Group. - The district said its workplace culture supports employee development, innovation and high-quality service to the community. - JCSD said its investment in employees has also been recognized through the Inland Empire Top Workplace, the IPMA-HR Award for Excellence and Innovation, ACWA’s Excellence in Innovation Award and CWEA’s Collection System of the Year Award. Between the lines: - The award adds outside validation to a message JCSD has been making about its own culture: employee experience and operational performance are linked. - Multiple awards across workplace, innovation and operations suggest JCSD wants to be seen not just as a good employer, but as a consistently improving public agency. What’s next: - JCSD is likely to continue using workplace recognition as evidence of its culture of excellence and employee investment. - The district’s challenge now is to sustain those results while keeping service levels high for the community. The bottom line: - JCSD’s latest award puts a national spotlight on a workplace culture the district says helps drive better public service.