steve ritchie, who has been supervisoring my work has been very supportive and harlan kelley and one outcome of this is that the bay work model, there actually isn't anything else in california like it. there is nothing else in the nation like it. i haven't been able to find anything like it internationally, and i am very involved with international water associations. so the kind of tone that the commission takes about openness to innovation has really showed up here and paid dividends for you that i hope will benefit you for many years to come. >> thank you. >> thank you very much. [ applause ] >> cheryl is probably one of the people around here who has been with the organization longer than i have, and now that you know, that you are leaving, i think the rest of us are safe. [laughter ]. cheryl is always about people. she managed the people-oriented part of the business, the customer service section for a while. one of the things about her involvement with water reuse is that she started getting very interested in the ethical implication of water supply decisions that were being m

steve ritchie, who has been supervisoring my work has been very supportive and harlan kelley and oneoutcome of this is that the bay work model, there actually isn't anything else in california like it. there is nothing else in the nation like it. i haven't been able to find anything like it internationally, and i am very involved with international water associations. so the kind of tone that the commission takes about openness to innovation has really showed up here and paid dividends for you that i hope will benefit you for many years to come. >> thank you. >> thank you very much. [ applause ] >> cheryl is probably one of the people around here who has been with the organization longer than i have, and now that you know, that you are leaving, i think the rest of us are safe. [laughter ]. cheryl is always about people. she managed the people-oriented part of the business, the customer service section for a while. one of the things about her involvement with water reuse is that she started getting very interested in the ethical implication of water supply decisions that were being ma