[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 28, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E71-E72]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   TRIBUTE TO DON HARRIGER, GENERAL MANAGER, WESTERN MUNICIPAL WATER 
                                DISTRICT

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                            HON. KEN CALVERT

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 28, 2004

  Mr. CALVERT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and pay tribute to an 
individual whose dedication and contributions to the community

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of Riverside, California are exceptional. Riverside has been fortunate 
to have dynamic and dedicated community leaders who willingly and 
unselfishly give their time and talent and make their communities a 
better place to live and work. Don Harriger, General Manager of the 
Western Municipal Water District is one of these individuals. On 
Wednesday, January 28, 2004, he will be honored at a special retirement 
dinner.
  Don was appointed General Manager in 1989, and has been responsible 
for the planning, direction, management, and overall supervision of the 
activities and operations of the District.
  Prior to his appointment as General Manager, Don served the District 
as Assistant General Manager. In that previous position, he was 
appointed by the court to two Watermaster Committees, appointments he 
currently still holds. The Western-San Bernardino and the Santa Ana 
River Watermaster Committees were established as part of the 1969 
Stipulated Judgments that settled the massive water rights issues in 
the Santa Ana Watershed. In June of 2003, Don was elected chairperson 
of the Santa Ana River Watermaster Committee.
  Before joining Western, Don was Chief Engineer and Assistant Manager 
of the Santa Ana Watershed Planning Agency, the forerunner of the 
present-day Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority (SAWPA), a joint 
powers agency responsible for regional water resources planning and 
project implementation. At SAWPA, he was primarily responsible for the 
technical direction of the development of the Santa Ana Watershed Basin 
Plan. Prior to his position at SAWPA, Don was associate engineer with 
the State of California, Department of Water Resources.
  A California registered professional engineer, Don received his 
Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of 
Illinois and his Master of Science Degree from California State 
University Sacramento. He and his wife Arvina reside in Riverside.
  Don's leadership at the Western Municipal Water District has 
contributed immensely to the betterment of the District and the 
community of Riverside, California. I am proud to call Don a fellow 
community member, American and friend. I know that many community 
members are grateful for his service and salute him as he retires.

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