by customer class we've included the cost of conservation, water supply diver diverseification, and the needs to meet water distribution, storage. we've proposed a change to those rates over a four year period and ultimately it results in a slight compression of the tiers over time. so in terms of nonresidential variable charges, we're proposing pretty significant simplification of how we charge our nonresidential customers for rates or for volumetric charges. we have a number of customers that we have slightly different rates for. these are a small percentage of our overall rates for, and it doesn't make sense to keep them. so to meet the overall simp plistic overall rate structure, we're proposing to move them all to the same rate. now when you look at all these changes, here's what's happening with the average single-family residential bill. what we have here is the combined water and sewer bill broken up by fixed charge and variable charge. this represents a typical single-family residential customer use of 5.3 units. we're talking pennies per-gallon, and currently, single-family re

hirono: admiral davidson, there is no question that the diverseific is the most in the world. is comprised of 36 nations. 3000 different line which is, several of the world's largest militaries. you go over how you have prepared yourself to serve as the commander of this very diverse, large area? have multiple i tours in the pacific. two tours on the u.s. pacific fleet step. of operational. i have had a number of responsibilities dealing with specific as part of the total global portfolio. i have dealt with southwest asia and south asia to a certain extent in my time at the state department. sen. hirono: i'm sure you have also touched races with general o'shaughnessy, because he has a lot of experience in that part of the world. adm. davidson: yes. sen. hirono: in response to one of the questions that we put to you advanced policy questions, you noted that in the requirements development process lacks the agility required in the dynamic environment. you say that perhaps we need to look at statutory processes and changes that were outlined. can you briefly talk about what you n