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<P class=content><B>GAAS:80:04</B><BR><B><U>FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE</U></B><BR><B>02/24/2004</B>
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<P class=title align=center><STRONG>Governor
Schwarzenegger Appoints Lester Snow Director of
the Department of Water Resources </STRONG>
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<P class=content>Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
today announced the appointment of Lester Snow
as director of the California Department of
Water Resources.</P>
<P class=content>"I am very pleased that Lester
will be joining my administration and I am
confident that he will use his vast knowledge in
water resource management to lead the state's
efforts to find balance between conservation and
development," said Governor Schwarzenegger. </P>
<P class=content>Snow has over 25 years of
experience working in public water resource
management. Since 2001 he has been a principal
at Saracino-Kirby-Snow, the water resource
planning and management division of Schlumberger
Water Services. At the same time he has also
been the North American business development
manager for Schlumberger Water Services. Prior
to that, he served as the Mid-Pacific regional
director of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. From
1995 to 1999 he served as the executive director
of the CALFED Bay-Delta program and prior to
that spent seven years as the general manager of
the San Diego County Water Authority. Snow's
experience also includes six years with the
Arizona Department of Water Resources including
four years as the Tuscon Area director.</P>
<P class=content>"I am honored Governor
Schwarzenegger has given me this opportunity to
bring my experience in water resource management
to the state, and I look forward to serving the
people of California in this capacity," said
Snow.</P>
<P class=content>Snow, 52, is a Democrat from
Fair Oaks, CA. He earned a Master of Science in
water resources administration from the
University of Arizona, and a Bachelor of Science
in earth sciences from Pennsylvania State
University. This position requires Senate
confirmation and the compensation is $123,255.
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<P class=content>The California Department of
Water Resources protects, conserves and develops
the state's water supply. The Department
forecasts future water needs, evaluates and
inventories existing water supplies and explores
conservation and storage options to meet the
needs of the state's growing population. They
are also responsible for maintaining and
repairing levees in the Central Valley and
responding to flood emergency situations. The
Department has a budget of $405.9 million with
2,537 employees and is under the umbrella of the
California Resources Agency.
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<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jeff Cohen</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>Public
Information Officer,</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>Office of Water
Education</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>California Department of Water
Resources</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>1416 9th St., Room 1104-1</FONT>
<BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sacramento, CA 95814</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial
size=2>(916) 653-0979</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial
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