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the contributions ofJKalcoCm Weston on his
lZft:rement from Contra Costa County 9�ESOL ZXIIONJVO.2003/267
'Gi�3fE9M7,S 9Kalcotm Weston Began his career with Contra Costa County on Novemder 1, 1982, as a
MycfrograpFierfor the Contra Costa County Flood ContmCand'iNates Conservation District;and
U&EMJW 9KalcoCm maintained and automated the Eloocf ControC District's state of the art
rainfaQ'data colrection system that is recognizecf6y other counties andagencies as the best in the state;and
TMENM7S 91lalcotm was a lea�fer in the statewide AGEPa(Automated LocaCEvaluation in Real
Tme) users group, which is devoted to improving methods of using remote sensors in the field to transmit
ercvimnmentaCdata to a centraClocation in real time;and
TMEW,X,S 9Ka(colm always s(louaed a will"zngness to assist co-u.vrkers, the public, and other
professionals in hydrology, rainfalC, and runoff issues and taught severaC forma!classes for �Pu6Cu Works
employees over the years;and
U&E96W 9KalcoCm enjoyed the fiefif uvrk associated with collection of rainfaQ'data often
uvr�ng in the mime of the night and on weelgnds in the pouring rain,, taking storm-water samples,
measurements or maintaining rainfall'gauges, which w,+ere often located on the roof tops of fire stations or
otFierpu6Cu 6uilfiings;and
`G1fifE4W 9VfalcoCm worked cfoseCy with the Contra Costa Clean (Nater Program developing
watersFied maps for the 30 major watersheds in Contra Costa County;and
WMA"9Kalcolm defightedftbCu Works employees zvitfi articles in the Tec6fic Quirks newsletter
entitle "As the Nater Flows" outCrning kis field adventures with the V.S. Georogical Survey where he
wnrFgdfor many years supervising the Eureka office;and
WME9MU Malcolm has given eXemplary service to the (Pic6Cu Works Department and the Flood
Contmland'WaterConservation District;and
`W&E4M WalcoCm tirelessCy modeled countless watersheds using sophisticated computer models;
and
�VtYW, `L'1'M 'TEOW, (BE 17'xuOGVEo that the Contra Costa County Board of supervisors
does(rere6y recognize andhonor WalcoCm Westonfor his 21 years of service on the occasion of his retirement,
andgives it's full'appreciation for his dedicated service to the Tubfrc tiilorks Department and the Contra
Costa County�F'lood ContmCand Water Conservation District, and tie people of this County.
(PASSED 6y a unanimous vote of the Boardof,Supervisors members present thisAprillS, 2003.
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DeS.AZ1L9VIER
Witness my fiandanrf the Seafof the BoardofSupervisors
affikedon this 15th fay ofAprg 2003.
,707fNSWEETEN,C�erkof the BoardofSuperUisors and
noun i�{istr
By..
Deputy
RESOLUTION NO. 2003/267