Candidates Statement similar to the form that it will appear on Sample Ballot

By Alon Perlman

Includes; Education and Qualifications; The relationship of past experiences to the current needs of the CSD. This also repeats portions of the biographical data, goals. A few minor changes and additions (added State Parks & Rec. etc... ) were made for clarity.

Education and Qualifications:

As a former Research and Clinical Microbiologist I developed assays and can interpret Water Quality Data. As a former Project Manager in a federally regulated industry I wrote legal contracts and reported on project's budgets to Vice Presidents. As a consultant I resolved many crises. In the last four years I have participated and contributed in the Los Osos Community Service District meetings and the relevant meetings of the County, Technical Advisory Committee, State Parks and Recreation Commission, Coastal Commission, and State and Regional Water Quality Control Boards.

Goals:

Bring the CSD through its current unprecedented Legal and Financial difficulties, while maintaining service levels & receiving community input, by giving direction to staff and committees.

Enhance the CSD's interactions with water users/purveyors and governmental agencies to address salt water intrusion and to provide Stewardship of the Aquifer.

Lay the groundwork for the restoration of local control over wastewater, under the options outlined in AB2701 and the RWQCB basin plan amendments.

Member: LOCSD committees; Emergency Services Alt., Environmental '06-'07; Los Osos Community Advisory Council (elected `06). Committees; Land Use, Outreach.

AB2701 Citizens Committee (wastewater reuse). People Helping People. Sierra Club.

UC Berkeley, B.A., Microbiology; SJSU, B.S., Molecular Biology. Additional Graduate courses; Economics, Accounting, Biostatistics, Epidemiology. Certified Regulatory Affairs Professional.

Thank you for considering me. Make your vote count.