[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 213 (Wednesday, December 16, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1161]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO S.R. ``AL'' LOPEZ

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                            HON. KEN CALVERT

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 16, 2020

  Mr. CALVERT. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to and 
congratulate Director S.R. ``Al'' Lopez for his nearly two decades of 
dedicated service to Western Municipal Water District (Western). I have 
had the pleasure of knowing Al for decades, and while his service on 
the Western Board is coming to a close this month, I know he will 
continue to be a leader in our community.
  After serving as a Council Member on the Corona City Council from 
1982 to 1994, Al was first elected and joined Western's Board of 
Directors in January of 2001. He represents Division 5, which includes 
my hometown of Corona, Home Gardens, El Cerrito, and a portion of 
Temescal Canyon.
  Al has been an active community partner throughout his service on the 
board. He represented Western on committees for several agencies, 
including the Western Riverside County Regional Wastewater Authority; 
the Temescal Valley Municipal Advisory Council; and the Association of 
California Water Agencies Joint Powers Insurance Authority Liability 
Committee. In addition, Al served as Western's alternate representative 
for the Santa Rosa Regional Resources Authority Committee and the Joint 
Inland-Orange County Caucuses. His leadership in the region includes 
membership on Western's Finance Committee and his roles on the joint 
committees of Western and Elsinore Valley Municipal Water Districts.
  Al is a great American, a veteran, a true public servant, and a 
friend. I want to join our entire region in thanking Al for his many 
years of dedicated service and I wish him the very best in his next 
chapter.

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