[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 20 (Tuesday, February 24, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E191-E192]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING THE RETIREMENT OF STANLEY E. SPRAGUE FROM 
             THE MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT OF ORANGE COUNTY

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                          HON. EDWARD R. ROYCE

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 24, 2004

  Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, whereas, over the last thirty years, Stanley 
E. Sprague has represented Orange County in a variety of forms on major 
water issues.
  Whereas, Mr. Sprague joined the Municipal Water District of Orange 
County in 1972.
  Whereas, Mr. Sprague has served as General Manager of the Municipal 
Water District of Orange County since 1983.
  Whereas, the Municipal Water District of Orange County is a wholesale 
water agency charged with providing imported water to its thirty member 
agencies.
  Whereas, in his role as General Manager of Municipal Water District 
of Orange County, Mr. Sprague's primary responsibility has been to 
assure that the present and future water needs of its member agencies 
are met.
  Whereas, the Municipal Water District of Orange County is the second 
largest member agency of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern 
California, serving imported water to 2.3 million residents in roughly 
80 percent of Orange County, one-third of whom rely solely on imported 
water.

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  Whereas, Mr. Sprague has been instrumental in forming partnerships to 
increase water use efficiency in Orange County.
  Whereas, Mr. Sprague has taken a primary role in focusing the CALFED 
efforts towards meeting Southern California's supply reliability and 
water quality needs.
  Whereas, Mr. Sprague has been involved in providing expert testimony 
on a myriad of water issues at both the State and Federal level.
  Therefore, I join with the entire Orange County Congressional 
delegation in acknowledging the vital role that Stanley E. Sprague has 
played in Orange County's water supply, and wish him well upon his 
retirement from the Municipal Water District of Orange County.

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