[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 19 (Wednesday, January 31, 2007)]
[House]
[Page H1058]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        THE MOJAVE WATER AGENCY

  (Mr. LEWIS of California asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speaker, the Mojave Water Agency formed 
in 1960 and based in Apple Valley, CA, serves the High Desert Region of 
San Bernardino County.
  One of the agency's directors, my very good friend, Beverly Lowry, 
who joins us here today, represents Division 6. Bev has lived in 
Barstow for more than 30 years and has dedicated herself to public 
service.
  She served on the agency's board of directors from 1973 to 1977 and 
again from 1989 to the present. Mrs. Lowry is a commissioner of the 
Mojave River Basin Area Watermaster. She has been on the board of the 
Barstow Heights Community Service District for 20 years, including 10 
years as president. She has also served for 11 years on the Flood 
Control Advisory Committee for Zone 4 and has also been the Chair of 
the Veterans Home Support Foundation.
  The legislation I introduce today will authorize the Mojave Water 
Agency's thoughtful Water Regional Management Plan. Bev Lowry and other 
directors, with the help of their dedicated staff, have worked since 
2001 to formulate a Regional Water Management Plan that will provide 
water to this desert region for years to come. This is a great bill, 
and I am proud to introduce it today.

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