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Press Release -
National Rural Water Association
2915 S. 13th Street
Duncan, OK 73533
580-252-0629 FAX 580-255-4476
Contact: Kris R. Cash,
nrwakc@nrwa.org
Rural Water
Dedicates Countless Hours to Help
the Future of Water Industry
National Rural Water
Association members are deeply concerned about the environment, drinking
water, security and all legislation and regulations affecting water and
wastewater. Members feel so strongly about safe, clean and affordable
drinking water that they dedicate countless hours serving on national
committees to help influence the future of our industry.
Jim Gilles, National Director for Minnesota
sits on NRWA’s Scholarship Committee, which awarded over $55,000 in
scholarships to children of State Rural Water Associations.
Ruth Hubbard,
Executive Director for Minnesota Rural Water Association will serve on
the Emergency Response Ad Hoc Committee. This committee developed the
initial procedures for mutual aid agreements between states. The
committee will continue to focus on preparing for emergencies that may
impact the water and wastewater industry.
NRWA Vice President,
Joe Liles sits on the Water Industry Coordinating Committee (WICC),
which is comprised of top officers of the five national water
associations. They meet in Washington, D.C. to discuss current
regulatory, legislative, and legal issues affecting the industry.
Phil Bastin, NRWA Past
President, sits on the Water Information Sharing and Analysis Center (WaterISAC)
Board. WaterISAC is a comprehensive and up-to-the-minute online
resource of security information for America’s drinking and wastewater
utilities. It provides a unique link between the water sector and
federal environmental, homeland security, law enforcement, intelligence
and public health agencies. Subscribers are informed about and prepared
for threats because they have access to a wide array of tools and facts
including: incident reports, government alerts and other expert
analyses.
Bastin, along with
NRWA Secretary, Charles Hilton and NRWA Environmental Engineer, Ed
Thomas; also serve on the Water Sector Coordination Council (WSCC). The
WSCC serves as a policy, strategy and coordination mechanism that
interacts with the federal government and other critical
infrastructures. Their primary aim is to reduce and eliminate
vulnerabilities in the water sector.
In addition to his work on the WSCC,
Thomas, sits on the National Drinking Water Advisory Council’s
Contaminate Candidate List Working Group which is charged to evaluate
recommendations made by the National Academy of Science’s National
Research Council, including methodologies, activities and analysis, and
to make recommendations for an expanded approach to the CCL listing
process for the purpose of protecting public health.
Also, active in NDWAC is David Saddler,
NRWA Board Member who sits on the full NDWAC Board. The council,
comprised of members of the general public, state and local agencies,
and private groups is concerned with safe drinking water. The primary
role of the council is to provide a formal means for advising the EPA
Administrator on everything that the Agency does relating to drinking
water.
Doug Anderton, NRWA Secretary, sits on the
Water Security Working Group for NDWAC. This working group meets to
define, encourage and establish mechanisms for measurement on the
features of active and effective security programs for drinking water
and wastewater utilities.
David Baird, NRWA Board Member, sits on the
Sentinel EPA Group.
As you can see, through the dedicated
efforts of our National Directors, NRWA is able to provide key
information to critical groups. All of this is done to continue the
delivery of clean, safe and affordable water to the citizens of the
United States of America.
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