1936-1968            Ralph D. Bollman*           
1936-1950            Otto N. Christianson           

Ralph D. Bollman was elected to the first CCCWD Board of Directors in 1936. He served 32 years, all of them as President. He retired from the Board in 1968. The Bollman Water Treatment Plant was named after him.
Diane Weidner, far left, was the first woman elected to the CCWD Board of Directors, elected in 1968. Also pictured in this 1968 photo are (left to right): Claude M. Stitt, Craig Z Randall, Sal N. Siino and Thomas W. Thompson.
Board Members Bette Boatmun, Elizabeth R. Anello, James Pretti, Noble O. Elcenko and Joseph L. Campbell officially start the Old River Pumping Station in 1997.
Craig Z Randall served on the board for 20 years from 1967 to 1987, and was called back to complete deceased Director' Paul F. Hughey's term in 1991.	CCWD Board Members dedicate the Middle River Alternative Intake Project in 2010. (L to R) President Joseph L. Campbell, Bette Boatmun, John Burgh and Lisa Borba.
	The first delivery of water in the Contra Costa Canal in Pittsburg in August of 1940.
'one of the greatest undertakings the world has ever known.' California Gov. Frank Merriam stands atop an earth-moving machine at the ground breaking for the Contra Costa Canal in 1938. The ceremony also marked the start of the Central Valley Project. In his speech, Gov. Merrian called the project, "one of the greatest undertakings the world has ever known."
CCWD treated water crews pose with their equipment in 1976.
Los Vaqueros Reservoir at its 100,000 acre-foot capacity..
The pipeline for the Los Vaqueros Project is 72 inches in diameter, large enough to walk through.
CCWD O&M Department in 2010.

1936-1942            Anthony Crafton                 

1936-1954            Joshua E. Holmblad          

1936-1948            Judge Ernest Taylor            

1942-1958            Frank Straight                     

1948-1963            Clyde C. Olney                    

1950-1964            Lester A. Richards               

1954-1969            Thomas W. Thompson        

1958-1964            Frank Hanrahan                  

1963-1967            Charles Graham                  

1964-1974            Sal N. Siino                         

1964-1968            Paul C. Tuft*                         

1967-1979            Claude M. Stitt                       

1967-1987            Craig Z Randall*                     

1968-1973            Diane Weidner                        

1969-1981            Ernest R. Lasell*                     

1973-1980            Stephen L. Weir                     

1974-Present        Bette J. Boatmun*                  

1979- 1995           Donald P. Freitas*                  

1980- 1993           Ronald E. Butler                  

1981- 1993           Daniel L. Pellegrini               

1987- 1991           Paul F. Hughey                      

1991                    Craig Z Randall**                

1991-Present       Joseph L. Campbell*             

1993-2003            James Pretti*                         

1993-2010            Elizabeth R. Anello                

1996-2002            Noble O. Elcenko                   

2003-Present        Karl L. Wandry***                 

2004-Present        John A. Burgh****                 

2010-Present        Lisa Borba*****                    

*Board Presidents 

**        Appointed 7/24/91-12/4/91 due to death of Director Hughey

***      Appointed 2/19/03 due to death of Director Elcenko

****  Appointed 3/3/04 due to death of Director Pretti

***** Appointed 4/21/10 due to resignation of Director Anello

1936

May 5: Voters agree to form Contra Costa County Water District with a vote of 8,932 to 1,068.

May 9: CCCWD is incorporated

July 17: Ralph D. Bollman is elected to serve on the Board of Directors, and will continue to serve as president for 32 more years.

1937

 Aug. 26: The federal Central Valley Project is to be carried out by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.

Oct. 19: Construction starts on the first unit of the Central Valley Project, the Contra Costa Canal.

Nov. 7: Groundbreaking ceremonies in Oakley marking the initial construction of the CVP.

1940

July 8: The bureau pumps first water into the first 20 miles of the Canal.

Aug. 18: Contra Costa Canal's first water delivered to the city of Pittsburg. A mammoth three-day "Water Fiesta" is held in Pittsburg that includes numerous parades and a soap box derby race.

1942

Contra Costa Canal Construction suspended due to WWII.

1945
Oct. 15: Contra Costa Canal construction resumes.

1948
Sept. 4, The entire 48-mile Contra Costa Canal is completed with dedication ceremonies held at Martinez Reservoir.

1959
Voters in October approve $13.8 million general obligation bonds to purchase California Water Service Company's Contra Costa holdings.

1961

February 17: CCWD purchases California Water Service Company's Central Costa County holdings for $12 million and immediately assumes responsibility for Central County drinking water.

1964

June 2: Voters approve fluoridation for the treated water district, it's started the next day.

1965

Nov. 5: Ground breaking ceremonies for Contra Loma Reservoir.

1966

May 13: Ground breaking ceremonies for the Bollman Water Treatment Plant.

Nov. 3: Dedication ceremonies held for Contra Loma Reservoir.

1968

May 3: Bollman Plant produces first treated water.

1971

Feb. 17: District Center is dedicated in memory of Thomas Carlson, the attorney responsible for forming CCCWD.

1977

Driest year in California history, CCWD and other Northern California water agencies ration water.

1981

July: Fencing completed along the Contra Costa Canal.

Nov. 18: water district drops "county" from its name to be known as the Contra Costa Water District.

1983

15-mile-long regional trail system along the Contra Costa Canal is completed.

1986

May 6: CCWD celebrates 50th anniversary of incorporation.

1988

Nov. 8: Voters pass bond for funding of Los Vaqueros Reservoir Project.

1992

CCWD' second water treatment plant, Randall-Bold, is completed in Oakley. The plant is jointly owned by CCWD and the Diablo Water District.

1994

Ground is broken on the $450 million Los Vaqueros Reservoir Project, the first dam built in California in more than 15-years.

1998

May 2: Dedication ceremony held for completion of Los Vaqueros Reservoir. The reservoir can store up to 100,00 acre-feet of water, ensuring high water quality for District customers.

1999

The Bollman Water Treatmen Plant is upgraded and now has a capacity of up to 75 million gallons of water per day.

2001

Sept. 9: Fishing access opened at Los Vaqueros Reservoir

2003

A 21-mile, 42-inch diameter pipeline is completed to bring treated water from Randall-Bold Water Treatment Plant in Oakley to Central County.

2004

62 percent of the District's voters approve the continuation of studies that could lead to the expansion of Los Vaqueros Reservoir.

2007

Randall-Bold Water Treatment Plant is upgraded and now has a production capacity of up to 50 million gallons of water per day.

2009

CCWD imposes drought restrictions on customers due to state-wide drought conditions, who respond by cutting water use by 20 percent.

2010

July 20: The District's fourth intake -- the Middle River Intake -- is dedicated. It's located on Victoria Island, east of Discovery Bay.

2011

CCWD begins enlarging Los Vaqueros Reservoir to 160,000 acre-feet.