September 20, 1999

The Honorable Gray Davis
Governor, State of California
State Capitol, First Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814

Dear Governor Davis,

On behalf of the 440 public agency members of the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) and the millions of Californians our agencies collectively serve, I would like to thank you for your successful effort this month to move a $1.97 billion water bond through the legislature to place before the voters in March 2000.

Throughout this legislative session, up through the late night hours of its conclusion, you devoted yourself to crafting this historic investment in our state's infrastructure. If adopted by the voters, this bond will propel California forward, and prepare our state for the growth and challenges of the 21st century.

Without your direct assistance in crafting the language of AB 1584, the coalition that supported it and the momentum it rode upon could very well have collapsed.

Thank you again for your consistent stewardship of California's water supply, and for your willingness to make the decisions which will secure the water future of our vital and growing state.

Sincerely,

STEPHEN K. HALL
Executive Director