Politics & Government
Brown Appoints Water Quality Control Board Members
Eric Anderson, from San Diego County, was re-appointed.
A member of the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board was re-appointed by Gov. Jerry Brown Wednesday, and two others were added to the panel.
Eric Anderson, a 54-year-old farmer who has served on the board since 2002, was re-appointed. The Escondido farmer and vice president of the La Costa Flower Shop and Nursery has also been a longtime board member of the San Diego County Farm Bureau.
The governor added to the board UC San Diego physics professor Henry Abarbanel. The 68-year-old Del Mar resident has also served as chairman of the Metro Wastewater Commission and is a former Del Mar City Council member.
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Lawyer Tomas Morales, 48, of San Diego, also was appointed.
The San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board is a nine-member panel tasked with protecting the area's watershed. Their position requires Senate confirmation. Anderson is a Libertarian and the other two are Democrats.
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