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Ernest Solomon
1,814 votes
27.97%
- Occupation: Incumbent
- BA Geology, University of California, Berkeley.
- 8 years as a Director Purissima Hills Water District
- 40+ years as an engineering geologist
Priorities:
- Secure additional water supply from neighbor water agencies
- Work for conservation to extend existing supplies
- Bring Hetch Hetchy system to current standards of reliability and to augment supplies from the Hetch Hetchy system;
Daniel F. "Dan" Seidel
1,393 votes
21.48%
- Occupation: Incumbent
- 12 Years as Director PHWD
- Consulting Engineer, Water and Pollution Control
- MS Civil & Environmental Engineering, Stanford
- MBA, Finance, Univ. of Santa Clara
Priorities:
- Increasing water supply to eliminate deficit and meet future needs
- Improving water supply reliability through capital improvemnents
- Expanding conservation to reduce water demands
Bruno Ferrari
784 votes
12.09%
(This candidate has not responded to Smart Voter.)
Maynard B. Stevenson
634 votes
9.78%
- Occupation: Retired Engineer
- BA Mathematics, MA Mathematics
- Pi Mu Epsilon, Mathematics Honorary Soc.
- Scientific Research Society of America (RESA)
- Transmitter Engineer, KGVO, Missoula MT.
- Systems Engineer, General Telephone Co., ESL Inc.
- Member, Emerg. Communications Committee, LAH
Priorities:
- Retain and augment sources of water of adequate quality and quantity
- Plan/provide storage capacity to supply during a source cutoff of several days
- Try to develop a workable plan for conserving water
Diane A. Brauch
543 votes
8.37%
- Occupation: Community Volunteer
- UCLA, Business Management
- BOD, Los Altos Art Docents
- Public Access TV Show, Kaleidoscope, Producer
Priorities:
- Encourage residents to water landscaping only as needed rather than on a pre-set schedule
- Prepare and disseminate a fair plan for water usage in times of drought when supply is limited
- Work to find new sources of water which could be available to PHWD
Robert N. "Bob" Anderson
528 votes
8.14%
- Occupation: Forensic Consultant
- Ph.D., Stanford University
- Licensed Professional Engineer
- Emeritus Professor of Materials Engineering, SJSU
- Expert witness including corrosion issues and water systems failures
- President, RNA Consulting, Inc.
- Member: Los Altos Hills Emergency Preparedness and Emergency Communications Committees
Priorities:
- Seek government grants to support water conservation education for water users.
- Research the use of grey water for plant irrigation with new building permits.
- Determine additional water sources through agreements and new technology.
Richard K. Ellinger
429 votes
6.62%
(This candidate has not responded to Smart Voter.)
James W. "Jim" Abraham
354 votes
5.46%
- Occupation: Retired Airline Pilot
- My fellow voter: I recently have determined that there is a good likelihood that I would not be able to serve for four years if elected.
- I do not believe it would be in the best interests of anyone to have a board member leave office prematurely.
- Considering the situation I ask you not to vote for me and support one of the other fine candidates for the board.
- Sincerely,
- Jim Abraham
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3 questions on Water Conservation, Excessive Use, and Urban Water Users Assoc..
Events
- Oct. 12, 7 pm, Candidate Forum, Bullis School Multi-purpose Room, 25890 Fremont Rd. LAH.
- Los Altos Hills Council candidates and Purissima Hills Water Dist. candidates.
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