VOTE FOR WARREN KOENIG FOR DIRECTOR, WATER AGENCY

By Warren Koenig

We must stop basin over-pumping and sea water intrusion.

My name is WARREN KOENIG, and I'm running for a seat on the Board of Directors of the Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency. A little about me:

• Retired from a lifetime career as a chemical engineer
• PhD. from the University of Washington
• Post-doc Fulbright Fellowship to Heidelberg University, Germany
• Adjunct Professor, Rice University, Houston (1976-1980)
• Previously served on the PVWMA Board of Directors (1998-2002)
• Current chairman of the Santa Cruz County Water Advisory Commission

IMPORTANT: Several sources of new water may be available. In 1967 Congress allocated 19,900 acre-feet per year of Central Valley Project water to the Pajaro Valley. Unfortunately this has been on hold for the past 14 years while environmental problems in the Delta are sorted out. Another source of water may be through the Tri-County Integrated Regional Water Management Plan currently under study. But we're still missing the 23 miles of pipe to bring such water to the Valley. The solution, when we have a guaranteed source of water, is to build that pipeline. I support this plan, and I support doing it now before it becomes more expensive and not leaving the problem to our children or grandchildren. The solution will be expensive so we also need to be seeking outside funding.. The Agency has worked hard to get state and federal grants and low interest loans for its projects. So far the Agency has obtained over $50 million of these and has applied for more to further reduce costs to Valley residents. This effort should be intensified.

My opponent says that conservation is the answer. I support conservation also. But the Pajaro Valley already has by far the most efficient use of water in the state. Our water deficit is so great that additional conservation can only close a small portion of that loss. Conservation is not nearly enough. We need the pipeline and the water to fill it.

Call me if you have questions. A vote for me is a vote for a realistic solution.

WARREN W. KOENIG + Telephone: 722-8227

VOTE (at the bottom of your ballot): WARREN KOENIG for District A Director of the Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency