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LVLWC - Las Vegas Valley Water District report on water supply (2 of 2)

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NAME; EXPERIENCE RECORD AND RELATED INFORMATION William Clotworthy Renahsw •» ADDRESS* 2J9 West Fairview Blvd., Inglewood 5, Calif. BORN; August 1|| 1898 Married with no children. EDUCATIONS Graduate 1920 California Institute of Technology with degree of B.3. in civil engineering. REGISTER*,!? CIVIL ENGINEER (California) Certificate 1908 SCO IE TIES AND ORGANISATION: American Society of Civil Engineers American Waterworks Association Inglewood Chamber of Commerce Lions Club of Inglewood American Legion (.'•ember) MILITARY SERVICE World War I - Private S.A.T.O. World War II - Commander and Lieut. Commander Civil Engineer Corps, UJNR Mar EN'JE (Reverse order - latest first) . 1948 to Date; Water Engineer and Superintendent of Water Dept., Inglewood, Calif. Population 50,000. Service connections lp,500. Administrative and technical head of municipal water system, being in responsible charge of all activities, including operation, maintenance, engineering, construction, billing, collection, accounting, and budget preparation and control. Developed comprehensive plan for rehabilitation of the system and obtaining supplemental supply, vrhich is now being carried out after approval by various citizen's committees and the City Council. Participated actively in campaign to join Metropolitan Water District in order to obtain supplemental supply, speaking to practically all service clubs and other local organisations. This was an extremely controversial issue, having been defeated in 19V7 at a heated election. Won by large majority. Am a member of the committee of engineers and attorneys attempting to work out a voluntary settlement of the ’West Basin water right litigation. Represent the City in various organizations such as: the Municipal Utilities Association, the Engineering Advisory Committee assisting the Referee in the West Basin litigation, and the committee working with the local Water Pollution Control Board. In a private capacity, have been retained by the Culver City Citizen's Water Committee as consultant in connection with their study of the Culver City water problems.