Hist and Proj Operating Receipts FY 2011 2 17 2010 - DC Water

R AND SEWER
SOOO OVERLOOK AVENUE, S.W., WASHINGTON, D.C. 20032
October 15,2009
Mr. William Walker
Chairman
and Members, Board of Directors
District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority
5000 Overlook Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20032
Dear Chairman Walker and DC WASA Board Members:
I am pleased to present the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority's (DC WASA or Authority) revised FY 2010 and
proposed FY 2011 budgets for your consideration. These budgets are intended to meet the mandate provided for in District of
Columbia Law 11-111, which specifies that "...WASA sha// prepare and submit to the Mayor, for inclusion in the annual budget,
annual esfimafes of the expenditures and appropriations necessa4y for the operation of the Authority for the year..." Preparation of
DC WASA's budget documents, which includes the operating budgets, ten-year plan, and capital improvement program, began in
May 2009. The proposed budgets are submitted for Board review in October, with final Board action planned for January 2010.
Let me express my appreciation for the magnitude of the responsibility entrusted to me when you selected me to serve as Interim
General Manager following the departure of the former General Manager (GM), Jerry N. Johnson in July 2009. Mr. Johnson, who
served as General Manager for 12 years, has built a strong foundation and has left a tremendous legacy. Serving as lnterim GM,
has heightened my appreciation for the enormity of the obligations we have to our customers as we provide safe drinking water to
their homes and businesses daily; the dedication of our employees who serve, with professionalism and a firm commitment to our
customers, under challenging circumstances; and the daily effort to maintain our vast infrastructure, while managing scarce
resources and impacts on the environment.
The management and employees of DC WASA applaud the Board's commitment to ensure continuing stability of the Authority as
evidenced by your prompt appointment of former alternate Board Member, George S. Hawkins, as General Manager beginning
October 19, 2009. We welcome Mr. Hawkins, who has received much acclaim as the first Director of the District of Columbia
Department of the Environment.
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