December 2004

• Rural county's new Homeland SUV sits unused, awaiting terror ... - 12/20/04
• Water bunglers face sentencing today, Winnipeg Sun, Canada - 12/20/04
• Water donated to Cow Island residents with contaminated water, Times Picayune, LA - 12/20/04
• Rural Purcell residents upset over water study, Pauls Valley Daily Democrat, OK - 12/20/04
• Looking for some good quality H2O, Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil, IA - Dec 19, 2004
  The Iowa Rural Water Association is looking for the best tasting water in the state. - 12/19/2004
  USA Today, VA
• NRWA Board Members Dedicate Countless Hours to Future of Water Industry - 12/16/04
• Fleet Vehicle Purchase Program Saves Wisconsin Over $9,000!
• Water Dept. called bribery haven Chicago Sun Times - 12/17/04
• Calif. wary of changes to water law, AZ Central.com, AZ - 12/17/04
• Bingham touts water to bottler, MaineToday.com, ME - Dec 9, 2004
  ... For three years in a row, Bingham has won top honors in the Maine Rural Water Association's yearly drinking water taste test, an unprecedented achievement
• Ex-Otay Water District inspector pleads guilty, San Diego Union Tribune, CA - 12/16/04
• Council to vote on water deal, Gallup Independent, NM - 12/16/04
• Fluoride in Riverton water on hold, Provo Daily Herald, UT  - 12/16/04
• Water vote push criticized, Kentucky.com, KY   - 12/16/04
• Additive trace found, Attleboro Sun Chronicle, MA  - 12/16/04

• Biloxi Photos Are Online!
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• Bennett Raley, top US water official, leaving post, North County Times, CA - 12/3/04
• Delay of SD's water projects raises concerns, San Diego Union Tribune, CA -12/3/04
• State may deal water to Nevada, Arizona Republic, AZ - 12/3/04
• Crown urges jail for Walkerton water manager, CTV, Canada - 12/3/04
• City of Richmond, Calif., Expands Partnership for Wastewater ... Business Wire - 12/3/04
• New Charlotte Water Restrictions, Charlotte Sun-Herald, FL - 12/3/04
• Controversy grows over plan to release more delta water, Marin Independent-Journal, CA - 12/1/04
• Tears as victims describe impact of Walkerton tragedy following, Canada.com, Canada - 12/1/04
• Wasteful image threatens water tower project, Arizona Republic, AZ - 12/1/04
• Controversy grows over plan to release more delta water Marin Independent-Journal - 12/1/04

• 2004 NRWA Elected Officers - 10/18/2004
• 2004 Awards of Excellence
- 10/13/2004
• John Lawson is US Bank’s president in Barren County
  Bowling Green Daily News, KY - Oct 26, 2004
  ... The Kentucky Rural Water Association is the recipient of three major awards, including State Association of the Year, announced at the 2004 National Rural
• Solving a six-year-old problem
  Daily Ardmoreite, OK - Oct 26, 2004
  ... Kennedy also is working through Tim Wincapaw at Oklahoma Rural Water Association for assistance with the I&I study.
• Reed looks to oust Jones from county council
  Bethany Beach Wave, DE - Oct 27, 2004
  ... as past Cub Master and presently serve as director, Sussex County Airport Committee for eight years, president of the Delaware Rural Water Association
• Van Buren Voters Have Big Decisions on Nov. 2
  Paw Paw Courier Leader, MI - Nov 1, 2004
  ... From 1997 to 2002, she served as the Bangor city clerk. She was also named in 2001 by the Michigan Rural Water Association as "clerk of the year.".
• Officials baffled by impact of storm water ruling, Barre Montpelier Times Argus, VT - 10/25/04
• State Discusses Great Lakes Water Protection, WLNS, United States - 10/25/04
• Chlorine treated tap water increases risk of stillborn babies:, New Kerala, India - 10/25/04
• Activists blast water district for 'back-pumping' into Lake, Palm Beach Post, United States
• Thai researchers promote use of vetiver grass in wastewater, Thailand - 10/24/04
• Gardiner Water District, city shun merger idea, Board of Trustees began the joint meeting by agreeing, by a unanimous show of hands, to follow the recommendation of the Maine Rural Water Association, Kennebec Journal, United States - 10/22/2004
• City working to avoid customers with bad debt, ... The council also voted, on Boren’s recommendation, to join the Arkansas Rural Water Association, Atkins Chronicle, AR - 10/21/2004
• Byproduct of water disinfection process found to be highly toxic, ... The findings, which appeared online in advance, already have prompted a call from the National Rural Water Association for a delay of EPA's Stage 2 rule, Onlypunjab.com, India - 10/19/2004
• Epoxy touted to keep lead out of school drinking water, Seattle Times, WA - 10/18/2004
• 2004 NRWA Elected Officers - 10/18/2004
• 2004 Awards of Excellence
- 10/13/2004
• Bobby Scott Elected NRWA President
• Rodney Tart Elected Senior Vice President
• Fred Sheldon Named Vice President
• Joe Liles Begins Term as NRWA Secretary
• Doug Anderton Elected NRWA Treasurer
• Mel Aust Reelected to Executive Board
• Charles Hilton Relected to NRWA Executive Board
• David Saddler Elected to Executive Board

• The price of security, Ventura County Star, CA - 9/13/04
• DEP set to review water hauling, Tallahassee - Democrat, FL  - 9/13/04
• Man Charged With Selling Relief Water, Lakeland Ledger, FL  - 9/13/04
• Cow Island fears water tainted, The Advertiser, LA - 9/13/04
• In Manchester, an old-fashioned water fight, Concord Monitor, NH - 9/13/04
• Damaged Florida Readies for Ivan, WXIA-TV, GA - 9/9/04
• Sewage crisis threatens county ... on top of the problem by rotating 16 portable generators — eight owned by the city and eight on loan from the Florida Rural Water Association, Palm Beach Post, FL - 9/9/04
• Tennessee’s Largest Rural Water Utility Calls on Multi-Media Solutions Inc in Plan to Keep Drinking Water Safe from Terrorism, Emediawire - 9/9/04
• DuPont agrees to settle in Teflon suit, Hilton Head Island Packet, SC - 9/9/04
• ESI - Rural Water “Gold Medal” Response Helps Restore Water and Wastewater Services in Charley’s Wake!, Environmental Support Initiatives, NRWA,  - August 2004
• Contamination might be traced to Lowell treatment plant, Lowell Sun, MA - 9/2/04
• 32 South Bass wells unusable, Fremont News Messenger, OH - 9/2/04
• Water supply and demand to be discussed at USDA listening session, Agriculture.com - 9/1/04
• Poisonous bug killer found in apartment water tank, Mainichi Shimbun, Japan - 9/1/04
• Cloudcroft water supply to be maintained, Alamogordo Daily News, NM - 9/1/04
• Fluoride referendum on water safety not needed, Times-Standard, CA - 9/1/04

• ESI - Major Drought is Hidden Blessing to the Big Sioux, Environmental Support Initiatives, NRWA,  - August 2004
• Water judge rules on Swan Falls controversy, Twin Falls Times-News, ID - 8/25/04
• Clean Water Services to pay some landowners to plant streamside ...
  Hillsboro Argus, OR - 8/25/04
• Sallisaw Water Tax Gains Nod, Fort Smith Times Record, AR - 8/25/04
• Shell, BP Units Reach $91.7 Mln Settlement in Storage Tank Case Bloomberg - 8/25/04
• On a quest for clean water, ... Now the chlorinators he and other members of the International Rural Water Association make available to families like the Garcias are evidence of his quiet, Charleston Gazette, WV - Aug 22, 2004
• Better H2O A Go, Butterfield Advocate, MN - 8/20/04
• Fighting for rural life, Winona Daily News, MN - 8/20/04
• Alaska bad at fining for spills, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, AK - 8/20/04
• Scientists Say Risk of Water Wars Rising, Reuters - 8/20/04
• Portland bills Tigard $304,522 for water the latter didn't use, Oregonian, OR - 8/20/04
• City Publishes List of People Who Haven't Paid Their Utilities, Winona Daily News, MN- 8/18/04
• Water bills fabricated, Brunswick News, GA - 8/19/04
• Tests find poison in Lake Champlain algae, Newsday, NY - 8/19/04
• Scientists to study effects of cruise ship waste, MSNBC - 8/19/04
• EPA hoists Hecla on own fiscal petard, Mineweb, South Africa - 8/19/04
• Water-rate battle continues, rate schedule questioned, The council regrouped and voted unanimously to allow the NC Rural Water Association to conduct a free rate analysis. - Washington Daily News, NC - 8/19/04
• State begins regular inspections of underground tanks, Newsday, NY - 8/19/04
• HOLES SHOT INTO ELKVILLE WATER TOWER TO COST DISTRICT $3,500, The Southern Illinoisan, IL , - 8/18/04
• State stashes big share of water underground
  Arizona Republic, AZ - 8/18/04
• West Nile makes its way to the East Bay, Contra Costa Sun, CA - 8/18/04
• Tewksbury water tests continuing, Lowell Sun, MA - 8/18/04
• Water company tries to cash in on terror fears, Telegraph.co.uk, UK - 8/18/04
• LOCHEE FAMILY’S DIRTY WATER DILEMMA, Evening Telegraph, UK  - 8/18/04
• Water possibilities examined, Modesto Bee, CA  - 8/18/04
• 3 Okinawa high school students receive Stockholm Water Prize, Japan Today, Japan  - 8/18/04
• The Kerry-Edwards Five-Point Plan for Rural and Small Town, U.S. Newswire, DC - 8/16/04
• Water woes, The Herald News, MA - 8/16/04
• Brushy Island lawsuit to continue; USDA cannot help, board told, Sherwood Voice, AR - 8/16/04
• Few thirst for recycled tap water, survey says, San Diego Union Tribune, CA - 8/16/04
• Department Health Warns Of Possible Risks To Water Supply, Local6.com, FL - 8/16/04
• Drought's grip has the West by throat, San Diego Union Tribune, CA - 8/16/04
• Residents appeal to state over Brewer water hike ... The debt accounts for about half of the water department's expense, according to Steve Levy, executive director of the Maine Rural Water Association, Bangor Daily News, ME - Aug 14, 2004
• Cloudcroft will haul in water starting Monday Alamogordo Daily News - 8/14/04
• Alert issued to secure water, sewage plants, Oil City Derrick, PA - 8/13/04
• LA police to rate water, power plant security measures, The Desert Sun, CA - 8/13/04
• Eureka considering bonds for sewer, water improvements, Last month, the Illinois Rural Water Association suggested the city might have to almost double rates to cover the $350,000 annual deficit, Bloomington Pantagraph, IL - 8/13/04
• Water group debates rule of capture, Odessa American, TX- 8/13/04
• Water failure during blackout prompts some changes at utilities, Detroit Free Press, MI- 8/13/04
• Residents file suit over water project, The Saginaw News, MI - 8/13/04
• Ripples as Japanese spas admit 'spring water' is from tap, The Scotsman, UK - 8/13/04
• GROUNDWATER LEASING, AgNews, TX - 8/13/04
• Senate report seeks controls on rural water profiteers, ABC Online, Australia - 8/13/04
• American Slow Sand Association Makes Generous Contribution to NRWA's Partnership Fund - 8/10/04
• Report: Terrorists considered plan to poison water supplies, KESQ, CA - 8/12/04
• Ehrlich announces new rules to protect water from fuel leaks, Hagerstown Morning Herald, MD - 8/12/04
• How Dentists Manipulate Legislators to Win Fluoridation Battles, Axis of Logic, United States - 8/11/04
• Award-winning water: of Mer Rouge received highest honors this year at Louisiana Rural Water Association's Awards Banquet when it was named the Energy Conservation System, Bastrop Daily Enterprise, LA - 8/10/04
• Stuart water takes top honors, sampled and tested last week, the city of Stuart emerged as the best-tasting water at the convention of the Florida Rural Water Association, Palm Beach Post, FL - 8/10/04
• Small Systems Serious About Security, Environmental Support Initiatives, NRWA, July 2004
• Stuart, Florida Learned the city has the official best-tasting water in the state. Earlier this month Stuart won the Best Tasting Water Contest sponsored by the Florida Rural Water Association, a non-profit trade group of water and wastewater utilities. The city also placed first in August 2001. - 8/10/04
• Prozac found in drinking water, From correspondents in London - 8/9/04
• Teflon trouble sticking to DuPont, Toronto Star, Canada - 8/9/04
• New Gulfport water billing cycle creates headaches, Biloxi Sun Herald, MS - 8/9/04
• DC responds ... Federal legislation might be the answer, Twin Falls Times-News, ID - Aug 6, 2004 ... Mayor Rita Ruffing said the city turned to the Idaho delegation on the advice of Don Munkers, the Idaho Rural Water Association's CEO.
• US, Mexico governors will discuss water and trade issues, Arizona Republic, AZ - 8/9/04
• Denver Water Must Transfer Water To Western Slope, TheDenverChannel.com, CO - 8/9
• Vodka company, tour boat operators battle over lucrative Nfld. icebergs, 8/4/04
• Wilton selectmen consider water line, fiscal fears, Portland Maine Press Herald, ME -
  ... Mathers said the Maine Rural Water Association had looked into a grant but the town did not qualify since water rates are too low and income levels are too high - 8/6/04
• Underwood ensuring old wells are sealed, Fergus Falls Daily Journal, MN - Abandoned wells could contaminate a groundwater supply like Underwood's, said Mark Wettlaufer, groundwater specialist with Minnesota Rural Water Association - 8/5/04
• WaterNews for August 3, 2004, EPA - 8/3/04
• Selbyville will pursue creation of a condo ordinancem Bethany Beach Wave, DE (DRWA) - 8/4/04
• Courts likely to settle water issue, Montgomery Advertiser, AL - 8/4/04
• Evans residents upset with city over water rates, Greeley Tribune, CO - 8/4/04
• Where's the WATER?, Visalia Times-Delta, CA (CRWA) - 8/3/04
• Where's the WATER?, Visalia Times-Delta, CA - 8/2/04
• Water could mean Mars hills were alive, USA Today - 8/2/04
• Delta farmers pursue water suit, Stockton Record, CA - 8/2/04
• Sobering thoughts on water, Denver Post, CO - 8/2/04
• Water and sanitation districts win awards, Ventura County Star, CA - 8/2/04
• Judge considers city water control, Indianapolis Star, IN - 8/2/04
• Sewage you can drink, The Age, Australia - 8/2/04
• Siemens Finishes Purchase of USFilter, Springfield News Sun, OH - 8/2/04
• The Bush Administration: Hazardous to Our Health and Safety, ZNet, MA - 8/2/04
• Drinking Water Federal Register Notice:
• Contaminate Candidate List: Notice of a Public Meeting To Discuss Regulatory Determinations for the Second Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 2) and Updates for Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring and the CCL 3
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  Vulnerability Assessment / Emergency Response Plan Deadline by June 30, 2004
• Pipeline routes water to northeast
  Great Falls Tribune, MT - August 1, 2004