STATE AND LOCAL EXPERIENCE Michael is an active member of the California and Nevada Water Works Association and the American Water Works Association. AWWA & The California-Nevada Section of AWWA are two associations linked together by a common belief and a common passion: Safe and Reliable Drinking Water.
As a member of the Legislative Committee, Local Governmental Relations Committee and Property management Committee for the California Association of Realtors (CAR), Michael helped and observed in advancing public policy objectives in the California State Legislature in Sacramento, including sponsoring, supporting (1 comments)
DOCUMENT: USGS report Groundwater Depletion in the United States (1900–2008) A recent study by the U.S. Geological Survey estimated that between 1900 and 2008, cumulative groundwater depletion in the United States — the total volume of water lost from aquifers across the country — was about 1,000 cubic kilometers. That amount, if spread out over California, would cover the state with water more than 7 feet deep. The pressures on aquifers keep growing due to burgeoning populations and pumping by farms and industries. Wells have gone dry in parts of Texas this year. Wells have also gone dry in parts (0 comments)
desert water agency desert sun: Desert Water Agency Board of Directors 2013
- 09/06/13 10:07 AM
ENHANCING PUBLIC AWARENESS I want to make the public aware of what we are doing and what needs to be done. Thus, I would encourage the DWA board of directors to have all of our meetings televised on channel 17 government television. If the public is informed, together we can do more. Education and information go hand-in-hand. Our elected offices, such as Palm Springs City Council and many other commissions and boards, are televised on government cable television channel 17. This transparency helps raise awareness of issues and lets us know what our elected officials are doing in an open, publicly-elected (0 comments)