Good afternoon, good morning. If we could all get settled and all get seated in. Good morning. My name is marisa williams, and on behalf of the African American Historical Society id like to welcome you to our 2018 black History Month kickoff celebration. This Years National ill wait. This Years National theme as established by the association of the study of African American history is African Americans in times of war. This theme honors those African Americans who have fought in wars dated as early as world war i. It also recognizes those African Americans who have been iconic and revolutionary in the struggle for skbru struggle for justice in america. Now as a Planning Committee we decided to expand on the National Theme and say African Americans in times of war are a resilient spirit. Since coming to america, African Americans have had to embody a sense ofri sill yep see in order to succeed. From wars over seas to the struggle of daytoday life in america, African Americans have had
[ applause ] someone i wont name, but asked me how i endured it . And the answer about how i have endured it is that its such an honor and privilege to work in an area that is so essential. Both for people, and for the environment, and for the planet. So i have considered that an honor and a privilege. I particularly want to thank Senior Management of the puc for supporting the work that i have done in workforce reliability. Because at this point, mr. Harlan was referring to bay work that is 27 different agencies that are collaborating together. And the took a huge lead role in this and Ed Harrington called the first Strategic Planning meeting. His support as a senior manager of a major utility really set a tone for success for that and its progressively grown. 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 isnt anything else in california like it. There is nothing else in t
Retiring because of her wealth of knowledge and she is always one to be open and free with information to all of us who are working here today. So that i say congratulations cheryl, on your retirement and hopefully if you would like to come up and say a few words, we would like to hear from you. [ applause ] someone i wont name, but asked me how i endured it . And the answer about how i have endured it is that its such an honor and privilege to work in an area that is so essential. Both for people, and for the environment, and for the planet. So i have considered that an honor and a privilege. I particularly want to thank Senior Management of the puc for supporting the work that i have done in workforce reliability. Because at this point, mr. Harlan was referring to bay work that is 27 different agencies that are collaborating together. And the took a huge lead role in this and Ed Harrington called the first Strategic Planning meeting. His support as a senior manager of a major utility
Someone i wont name, but asked me how i endured it . And the answer about how i have endured it is that its such an honor and privilege to work in an area that is so essential. Both for people, and for the environment, and for the planet. So i have considered that an honor and a privilege. I particularly want to thank Senior Management of the puc for supporting the work that i have done in workforce reliability. Because at this point, mr. Harlan was referring to bay work that is 27 different agencies that are collaborating together. And the took a huge lead role in this and Ed Harrington called the first Strategic Planning meeting. His support as a senior manager of a major utility really set a tone for success for that and its progressively grown. 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 isnt anything else in california like it. There is nothing else in the nation lik
Releases were about three times that much. So really water is coming in a little bit of water is coming in, but more than that is flowing out of the system. So, in fact, were releasing about 500 cubic feet per second above our full natural flow. So more water is coming out of our system than the river tully actually would provide at this time of year. So if we receive a curtialment notice of effect the flow is already going down the river. So in summary, again, dry year, but hetchy has been doing good. Water bank has worked well for us. As i reported last time, if we have a really dry year, we could run out. Conservation is still [stkropbg ] and systemwide demand hasnt been this low since 197677. Happy to answer any questions . I have one question about the water bank. What is the general plan about the water bank . Do we have certain dates or certain amounts that have to be in the water bank . How does that work well, the two are 570 acre feet is the full capacity and we cant go below