Scott Elected President of the
National Rural Water Association
America’s largest utility
association assisting rural and small community water and wastewater
systems is the National Rural Water Association. Just selected to head
the association, as President, is long time water veteran Bobby Scott of
Georgetown, Tennessee.
It’s a position that carries and
lot of prestige and a tremendous amount of responsibility.
Scott, will lead the 2005
National Rural Water Association Board of Director’s as it continues to
meet the regulatory, environmental, and legislative challenges facing
America’s water / wastewater industry.
Much of President Scott’s service
will include leading the charge for clean, safe and affordable drinking
water in rural America. He will spend a great deal of his time visiting
locations throughout the United States. As Scott attends and participates
in water conferences, expos and legislative meetings; he will challenge
water & wastewater professionals to further their dedicated commitment to
the water industry while protecting the environment.
The new president from
Georgetown, Tennessee is the General Manager of the Savannah Valley
Utility District. Scott was appointed to the NRWA board in 1994 and has
served as Senior Vice President, Chairman of the Regulatory/Research
Committee and member of the Finance and Long Range Planning Committees.
He also serves on the Board of Directors for the Tennessee Association of
Utility Districts.
Scott is active in his community
serving on the Board of Directors for the Volunteer Fire Department,
member of the Snowhill Lions Club, Hamilton County Utility Association and
Hamilton County Planning Commission.
Scott and his wife Linda are
looking forward to carrying the rural water message across the United
States. The role of President is very demanding and it will take the
efforts of both to make this opportunity a success story of a lifetime.
The National Rural Water
Association is a non-profit federation of State Rural Water Associations.
Its mission: to
provide state associations with support services to meet the needs of
their membership. NRWA is America’s largest utility association with over
24,550 members. Historically, NRWA’s state associations
have trained over 55,000 water and wastewater system personnel each year
for two decades. They also provide over 90,000 on-site technical
assistance visits a year.
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