CCWD specialist receives top honor for developing computer water model.CONCORD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 10, 1995--Richard Denton, Ph.D., a senior water resources specialist for the Contra Costa Contra Costa can refer to:
The Bay-Delta Modeling Forum, a statewide organization dedicated to better understanding of the Delta, honored Dr. Denton This article is about the sleepwear manufacturer. For the various people named Dr. Denton, see Denton (disambiguation). Dr. Denton or Dr. with its first annual Hugo B. Fischer Award. The award is named for a world-renowned expert in the dispersion of salinity and pollutants in rivers and estuaries. Dr. Denton's computer model simulates salinity levels in the Delta much more accurately than past methods. As a result, his model last year helped federal, state, and local agencies reach an historic agreement regarding management of Delta water supplies to promote the long-term health of the estuary. Co-winner for the award was Professor Alan Jassby of the University of California, Davis The University of California, Davis, commonly known as UC Davis, is one of the ten campuses of the University of California, and was established as the University Farm in 1905. , for the development of relationships between species abundance and salinity in the San Francisco Bay San Francisco Bay, 50 mi (80 km) long and from 3 to 13 mi (4.8–21 km) wide, W Calif.; entered through the Golden Gate, a strait between two peninsulas. and Delta. The Contra Costa Water District (CCWD CCWD Contra Costa Water District (California) CCWD Calaveras County Water District (California) ) delivers raw and treated water to a population of approximately 400,000 in central and east Contra Costa County. Treated water customers include Concord, Clayton, Clyde, Port Costa, Pacheco, and parts of Walnut Creek Walnut Creek, residential city (1990 pop. 60,569), Contra Costa co., W Calif., in the San Francisco Bay area; inc. 1914. It is the trade and shipping center of an extensive agricultural area where walnuts are among the major product. , Pleasant Hill, and Martinez. Municipal water customers include Diablo Water District (Oakley), City of Antioch, City of Martinez, City of Pittsburg, and California Cities Water Company (Bay Point). CCWD is a special district public agency. CONTACT: Contra Costa Water District Al Donner, 510/674-8194 |
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