Voice of the Coast

Bob Ptacek, Director of the Montara Water and Sanitary District, has been elected to Region 5 of the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) which is a the largest coalition of public water agencies in the United States. It was formed in 1910 with headquarters in Sacramento and current membership of 447 public agencies delivering more than 90% of the water in California.

Director Ptacek will serve on the Region 5 Board of Directors, which represents water agencies in ten counties located in the coastal region from San Francisco to Santa Barbara and includes Contra Costa and Alameda Counties. His term will begin on January 1, 2006 and extends through December 31, 2007.

ACWA’s ten regions held elections this year to identify members to serve on the region boards for the upcoming 2006- 2007 term. The regions hold their elections every odd year in order to select the new region officers. Region leaders are the point persons within ACWA to promote the development, management and reasonable beneficial use of good quality water at the lowest practical cost in an environmentally- balanced manner.