HomeMy WebLinkAbout13. (Handout) 9-6-17 Letter to Ken Cooley in support of SCR 80 (Dodd)ACWA
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California
Water
Association C W E A
September 6, 2017
The Honorable Ken Cooley
Chair, Assembly Rules Committee
State Capitol, Room 3013
Sacramento, CA 95814
Re: SCR 80 (Dodd) —SUPPORT
Dear Chair Cooley:
WATEREUSE
CALIFORNIA
The Association of California Water Agencies, California Association of Sanitation
Agencies, California Municipal Utilities Association, California Water Association,
California Water Environment Association, and WateReuse California support SCR 80
(Dodd). SCR 80 would establish the first week of October Water Professionals
Appreciation Week.
This Senate Concurrent Resolution would institute an annual Water Professionals
Appreciation Week that would begin on the first Saturday of October and end on the
Sunday of the following weekend each year. The timing of the week is planned for the
month of October specifically because October 1 marks the start of each new water year.
It also allows members of the state Legislature to attend associated events while on
interim recess.
Water Professionals Appreciation Week will provide a platform to highlight the
important role of water industry professionals and local public water agencies in
ensuring safe and reliable water, wastewater, and recycled water in California. As part
of the designated week, water agencies are encouraged to organize programs and
events to educate their customers, local elected leaders, state and federal lawmakers
and other key audiences on the value of water, wastewater, and recycled water services
and their importance to public health and the economy in California.
For these reasons, the coalition supports SCR 80.
Sincerely,
Whitnie Wiley
Senior Legislative Advocate
Association of CA Water Agencies
Jack Hawks
Executive Director
CA Water Association
Adam Link
Director of Government Affairs
CA Association of Sanitation Agencies
Jennifer West
Managing Director
WateReuse California
Barry Moline Elizabeth Allan
Executive Director Executive Director
California Municipal Utilities Association California Water Environment Association
cc: The Honorable Bill Dodd
Members, Assembly Rules Committee