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STATEMEI^TT OF JOHN S. CflOSSMAN. 



EASTERN MUNiaPAL WATER D8THICT. 



BEFORE THE ENVIRONMSTT AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE, 



UNn^D STATES HOUSE OF R^RESENTATIVE 



NOVEMBER 9, 1993 



Mr. Chairman, my name is John S. Grossman, and I am a RMource Deveiopnn«n1 Administrator 

 for Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD). It is a pleasure (br me to testily tselbre the 

 Environnant and Natural Resources Subcommittee on EMWD's interest In arxJ experience with 

 plant species protected under the Federal Endangered Species Act However, belbre discussing 

 our ejcperjence with endangered plant species I would ike to briefly descrflM EMWD and the 

 area we sen/e. 



EMWD Is a progressive water district formed on October 16, 1950, pursuert to the Municipal 

 Water District Act (rf ISII, as amended, State of California. A year aner Bs fomiation, SMWD 

 became a member agency of the Metropolitan Water DIetrict of Southern Califbmia to access 

 imported Colorado River water. The original charter was authorized to provide an adequate 

 water supply primarily for rural agriouttural lands. As urban populations increased, the Distnct 

 added two other important areas of service: sewage collection, transmission, and treatment; and 

 water redamaiion. 



EMWD's service area is located in western Riverside County in southern California (Rgure 1). 

 It is approximataly 539 square miles with a population of 395,000. The B^IWD headquevters are 

 located approxinfMrtefy 70 myes east of Los Angeles and about 30 mHes southeast of Riverside 

 in the cities of Hemet and San Jadnto. The service area includes portions of the San Jacinto 

 and Santa Margarita watersheds and has the physical characteristics typical of the interior basins 

 of southern California. The District is bounded on the east by tt>e San Bernardino NaUonai 



