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BEFORE THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 



COMMITTEE ON RESOURCES 



SUBCOMMITTEE ON WATER AND POWER RESOURCES 



TESTIMONY 



OF THE 



BAY-DELTA URBAN COALITION 



ON 



H.R. 1906 

 JUI.Y20, 1995 



CHAIRMAN DOOLITTLE AND MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE: 



The members of the Bay-Delta Urban Coalition (Urban Coalition) thank the 

 Subcommittee for this opportunity to present testimony on H.R. 1906, legislation to amend 

 the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CVPIA). 



The Urban Coalition consists often large and diverse California urban water 

 suppliers who have joined together to form and communicate common views with regard to 

 administrative, regulatory and legislative actions affecting the Bay-Delta'' . These agencies 

 include: 



• Alameda County Water District 



• Central Coast Water Authority 



• City and County of San Francisco, Public Utilities Commission 



• Coachella Valley Water District 



• East Bay Municipal Utility District 



^ Seven of the ten agencies listed above are also members of California Urban Water Agencies 

 (CUWA), which is a separate, non-political organization that focuses primarily on coordination of 

 technological and professional resources to address California's current and fiiUire water needs. CUWA takes 

 no position on this or any other legislation. 



