HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 11141989 - 89-728 IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of Declaring )
November 17, 1989, JOHN DEVITO ) RESOLUTION NO. 89/ 728
DAY in Contra Costa County )
John E. Devito has worked for the Water District since 1955 in
the capacity of an Administrative Assistant working on water
legislation; Assistant General Manager; General Manager; and
Executive Director to the Board of Directors with full-time
responsibility for policy development and for gaining support
for the District' s programs with local, regional, state, and
federal agencies.
John was instrumental in getting Congressional authorization for
Contral Loma Reservior at Antioch, currently the District' s only
storage facility. This facility, which gives the District a
three-day supply of water, became invaluable when the drought
hit 15 years later.
John lends his expertise in water quality to many groups,
working currently as a member of the Executive Committee and
Board of Directors of the Association of California Water
Agencies. He is past chairman of the County Water Districts
Section; has served as Vice President of the California
Reclamation Association; past Vice President and Chairman of the
Environment Committee of the California Water Resources
Association; and serves on the Municipal and Industrial Water
Committee of the National Water Resources Association. He is
also an active participant on the Committee for Water Policy
Consensus.
John is a graduate of Northwestern University in Illinois with •a
Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering. He and his wife
Evelyn live in Martinez. They have four grown children and five
grandchildren.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors that
November 17, 1989, be declared JOHN DEVITO DAY in Contra Costa
County in recognition of his positive efforts for development of
good water standards in Contra Costa County.
PASSED AND ADOPTED ON November 14, 1989, by a unanimous vote of
the Board members present.
/ 1
Tom Torlakson, Chair
Na C. Fande
Robert I . Schroder Sunne Wright McPeak
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy
of an order entered on the Minutes of said Board of Supervisors
on the aforesaid date.
Witness my hand and the Seal of
the Board of Supervisors affixed
this 14 day of November, 1989.
PHIL BATCHELOR, Clerk of the Board
of Supervisors and County
Adminis ator
By °
Deputy Cler
Introduced by Supervisor
Sunne Wright McPeak,
District IV