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Mr. Galvez attended Cal State LA where he majored in Civil Engineering and later attended Cal State <br />Northridge (CSUN) where he obtained a Master of Public Administration. <br />Mr. Galvez is a Licensed Civil Engineer in the State of California, and is active in Public Works <br />Organizations such as serving as a Board Director on the Southern California Chapter of the American Public <br />Works Association (APWA), member of the City Engineers Association of Orange County, and also as a past <br />president of the City and County Engineer's Association of Los Angeles County in 2010. <br />Nabil Saba, has over twenty three years of experience in all aspects of water resources operations, <br />engineering, and management. For the past two years, he has served as Water Resources Manager for the City <br />of Santa Ana. Prior to that Mr. Saba served as the Water Operations Principal Civil Engineer for 12 years for <br />the City. Mr. Saba is certified in water treatment and distribution and is registered Professional Civil Engineer <br />in the State of California. Mr. Saba has a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the <br />California State Polytechnic University at Pomona and a Master in Science in Civil and Environmental <br />Engineering from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. <br />The Water Department is operated by a staff of 49 full -time employees. The following Table 1 <br />summarizes certain operating statistics of the Water System for the past five Fiscal Years. Certain information <br />for the 2013/14 Fiscal Year is estimated. <br />TABLE 1 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />Summary of Operations <br />Fiscal Years 2010 through 2014 <br />2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 <br />Water Purchased(ll <br />Water Pumped n 33,708 23,951 23,976 24,930 26,730 <br />MWDo) (2) 2,655 12,278 12,613 12,454 11,200 <br />Total <br />Potable Water Sold n <br />36,363 <br />36,229 <br />36,589 <br />37,384 <br />37,930 <br />Change from previous year(l) <br />-3,760 <br />-134 <br />+360 <br />+795 <br />+546 <br />Population <br />325,210 <br />328,285 <br />330,920 <br />330,920 <br />330,920 <br />Cost of MWD Water $ /a -f n <br />$660 <br />$722 <br />$769 <br />$820 <br />$868 <br />In acre -feet. <br />2) Pursuant to agreement with The Metropolitan Water District <br />of Southern <br />California. <br />(3) Average cost. <br />(4) Estimated and unaudited. <br />Source: City of Santa Ana. <br />80A -158 <br />UR <br />