[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 97 (Tuesday, June 7, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E579]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   TRIBUTE TO STEVE WAGNER, CASA FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE CHAIR

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                         HON. SALUD O. CARBAJAL

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 7, 2022

  Mr. CARBAJAL. Madam Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Steve 
Wagner, General Manager of the Goleta Sanitary District. Steve is 
currently completing his term as the California Association of 
Sanitation Agencies' Federal Legislative Committee Chair.
  While Steve has been a member of the CASA Federal Legislative 
Committee for many years, his committee leadership during the past two 
years helped guide the group through unprecedented times due to the 
COVID-19 pandemic and our successful support for the Infrastructure 
Investment and Jobs Act that will lead our Nation's investment in water 
infrastructure. Steve's tenure saw the successful implementation of 
CASA' s federal policy priorities that included the introduction of 
legislation to eliminate nondeteriorating single use wet wipes that 
contribute to plastic pollution in our environment, working to ensure 
that the polluter pays principle is preserved when PFAS contamination 
cleanups are initiated, and supporting commonsense approaches to 
climate change, such as water recycling assistance.
  During his time as Chair, the Federal Legislative Committee fulfilled 
its responsibilities to establish CASA's' position on federal 
legislation that could impact its members, and keep policymakers 
informed on these and other vital public health matters. Of special 
note, in 2022 Steve oversaw the return of the annual Washington D.C. 
policy forum that was disrupted in 2021 due to pandemic restrictions. 
Steve performed the duties of Chair while also fulfilling his 
responsibilities as General Manager and Principal Engineer for the 
Goleta Sanitary District. As General Manager, Steve oversees the 
entirety of the District's 132 miles of wastewater collection services, 
as well as the District's role as the regional treatment facility for 
Goleta Valley.
  Madam Speaker, Steve Wagner leaves CASA and Federal Legislative 
Committee in a strong place, well prepared to continue to respond to 
federal 'legislative and regulatory actions on behalf of CASA and the 
tens of millions of Californians that rely on CASA agencies to deliver 
water quality and public health improvements. I respectfully ask that 
you join me in expressing immense gratitude to Steve Wagner for his 
extraordinary leadership of the California Association of Sanitation 
Agencies' Federal Legislative Committee.

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