[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 153 (Thursday, November 17, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2388]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO E.G. ``JERRY'' GLADBACH

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                     HON. HOWARD P. ``BUCK'' McKEON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 17, 2005

  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Speaker, the end of 2005 will mark the conclusion of 
E.G. ``Jerry'' Gladbach's term as President of the Association of 
California Water Agencies (ACWA). His tenure has been marked by several 
successes on behalf of ACWA and the California water community.
  A resident of Valencia together with his wife Donna, Jerry has served 
as president of ACWA since January of 2004, after having served as ACWA 
Vice-President since January of 2002. He has served as a director of 
Castaic Lake Water Agency in Santa Clarita since 1985, and has served 
as President of Castaic Lake's Board of Directors and is currently the 
Chair of the Water Resources Committee of that Agency.
  Mr. Gladbach has been involved in water and energy issues for the 
past forty-two years and active with ACWA since 1973. As President of 
ACWA, Jerry has led the association in fighting to maintain water 
quality, protect communities from disastrous floods, and ensure that 
California has the water needed for people, agriculture and the 
environment.
  He appointed the task force that created No Time to Waste: A 
Blueprint for California Water, a policy document that serves as a 
common vision for the many diverse interests of California's water 
community, and has drawn headlines statewide.
  Mr. Gladbach served as a manager with the Los Angeles Department of 
Water and Power and retired after 35 years of service. At LADWP he 
provided critical leadership on developing alternative energy supplies, 
environmental and governmental affairs, and design of hydroelectric 
power plants and transmission lines.
  Jerry is first vice-chair of the Los Angeles Local Agency Formation 
Commission (LAFCO) and is on the Executive Board of the California 
Association of LAFCOs. He was recently granted lifetime membership with 
the American Society of Professional Engineers.
  He earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Missouri at 
Colombia in 1961, and returned in 1963, earning his Master's degree at 
the same institution in 1964.
  Our thanks to Jerry for a lifetime of continuing service to 
California.

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