MESA CONSOLIDATED WATER DISTRICT ELECTS FRED R. BOCKMILLER, JR. AS PRESIDENT, AND
JAMES F. ATKINSON AS FIRST VICE PRESIDENT OF ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

On December 14, 2010, Orange County Supervisor John M. W. Moorlach Administered the Oath of Office to Directors Atkinson, Dewane, and Fisler

Costa Mesa, Calif. –  At its December 14, 2010 regular Board meeting, Mesa Consolidated Water District named Fred R. Bockmiller, Jr. as the District’s President, and James F. Atkinson as the District’s First Vice President.

“Being elected President of the Board is a responsibility that I take very seriously,” said President Bockmiller. “I am honored to be serving a fourth term as the District’s President, and remain committed to our District’s goal of perpetually providing a safe and reliable supply of high-quality water to our customers.”

A native of the Newport-Mesa area and Costa Mesa resident since 1988, President Bockmiller has many years of experience in the water industry.  First elected to the Board of Directors in 1996, he represents Division I, consisting of the West Side of Costa Mesa.  Completing his fourth term as First Vice President, he currently serves on the District’s Executive and Engineering & Operations Committees.  President Bockmiller also serves as the District’s representative to the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) Joint Powers Insurance Authority, and as a City/Districts Liaison.

President Bockmiller is a Professional Engineer with more than 25 years of experience in all aspects of plant and facilities planning, construction, operation, and management. His previous terms as Board President were in 1999, 2000, and 2004.

First Vice President James F. Atkinson was elected to the Board of Directors in 1998.  He previously served as President in 2002, 2003, and 2008, and as First Vice President in 2001, and 2005 through 2007.  Director Atkinson was the Laboratory Operations Business Manager at The Aerospace Corporation in El Segundo, where he worked for nearly 32 years. His experiences there included Facilities Management, Construction Management, and Business Administrative Operations.

Also at the Mesa Consolidated Water District December 14, 2010 Board meeting, Orange County Supervisor John M. W. Moorlach swore in the District’s re-elected Directors Atkinson, Dewane, and Fisler by presiding over the oath of office.

Founded on January 1, 1960, Mesa Consolidated Water District (Mesa Water) provides water service to more than 110,000 customers in an 18-square-mile area. Mesa Water serves the City of Costa Mesa, parts of Newport Beach, and some unincorporated sections of Orange County, including the John Wayne Airport. Dedicated to satisfying the community’s water needs, Mesa Water can currently meet 92 percent of its demand with local water supplies. The District has a goal of getting closer to 100 percent locally reliant by 2012.

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