Candidate for
Board of Directors; West Basin Municipal Water District; Division 1

YOUR BEST CHOICE FOR CLEAN, SAFE, AFFORDABLE WATER WITH OPEN ACCESS AND ACCOUNTABILITY ON YOUR PUBLIC WATER BOARD.

Ronald C. (Ron) Smith has spent a lifetime preparing for this position. His broad experience in business, water, environmental protection and community service make him uniquely qualified to be your representative on the water board.

Smith's has worked in and around water issues for years. He was the Water Quality/Air Quality Coordinator for the 3.9 million residents of the City of Los Angeles. He is currently the Vice Chairman of the Public Works Commission and an active member of the West Basin Water Association. Smith also serves in the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary, a division of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

It is through his work in the Coast Guard Auxiliary that Smith learned about the importance of Mission. As a Water Board Director, he will use his expertise and leadership skills to help the Board live up to its stated Mission: "To obtain and provide a safe and reliable supplemental supply of high-quality water..." In addition, and equally important, with his broad understanding of the Mission of the Water Board, Smith is committed to achieving its unrealized mandate: "...the District shall provide adequate information and education on water issues to the public and...maintain close cooperation with other agencies serving our area." Ron Smith is dedicated to ensuring open access, transparency in all of the business dealings of the West Basin Municipal Water Board combined with constant and consistent communication with the public he serves.

As a business owner, Ronald C. (Ron) Smith understands the importance of adopting and integrating new technologies in order to achieve efficiencies and realize enormous cost savings. Through his nation wide research, Smith has developed a plan consisting of innovative, cutting edge, currently existing technologies that, once adopted and incorporated, will greatly assist the Water Board in its work and, more importantly, save the public money.

The work of the Water Board often involves negotiating contracts or dealing with complex financial instruments. Ron Smith's experience as a business owner affords him a decided advantage in helping to navigate the District through deep financial waters to arrive at the safest, most responsible and most secure destination for all of our constituents.

Smith believes in giving back. He has always believed one of the best ways to give back is to teach. Smith has taught Political Science and Business. Smith has instructed with the California Association of Mortgage Brokers, the California Association of Realtors and has taught the intricacies of Real Estate and Business to countless successful Realtors and Small Business owners. He still coaches tennis and conditioning and is an active instructor of the Martial Arts.

During his public and business life, Ronald C. (Ron) Smith has won many awards, accolades and endorsements. Although his list of endorsements is long and distinguished, he is particularly proud to be endorsed by Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca, the Honorable Betty Karnette, Assemblyperson for the Palos Verdes Peninsula and the Honorable Willard Murray, President of the Water Replenishment District and Member of the Metropolitan Water District.

While awards and recognition are satisfying and are humbling acknowledgements of a life dedicated to service, Smith believes none can surpass the love and support of his wife Cindy, his seven children and two grandchildren.

Ronald C. (Ron) Smith is your best choice to ensure a safe, affordable and reliable supply of high quality drinking water through wise management, conservation and reclamation. He is your best choice to increase water program visibility through continuous public education and frequent community outreach. Ron Smith is your best choice to focus on the use of recycled water for private, industrial and commercial applications via creative utilization programs. He is your best choice to complete an ocean-water desalinization facility as a consumable water source and protection against drought.

Ronald C. (Ron) Smith is your best choice if you want your elected Water Board member visible, accessible and respectful to you the residents and businesses of the District.