Tart Elected Senior Vice President of the
National Rural Water Association 

The National Rural Water Association announced that Rodney Tart of Lillington, North Carolina has been elected Senior Vice President of America’s largest utility association assisting rural and small community water and wastewater systems. 

As Senior Vice President, much will be demanded of Tart as he assists the association in its dedication to clean, safe and affordable drinking water for rural America. 

Tart’s work with the 2005 National Rural Water Association Board of Director’s will include addressing regulatory, environmental, and legislative challenges facing America’s rural water industry. 

The new senior vice president is the Director of Public Utilities for the Harnett County Department of Public Utilities.  Tart was appointed to the NRWA board in 1993 and has served as NRWA Vice President.  Additionally, he’s served as Chairman on the Legislative Committee and also is a member of the Asset Development, and Regulatory/Research Committees.  He is Vice President for International Rural Water Association.  Tart started his water association work with the North Carolina Rural Water Association in 1980 and has served as President for 4 years. 

Tart is very active in state and community programs and has won many awards.  He was named NRWA Man of the Year in 1999 and received the J.W. Pate Award in 2000.  He is an Alpha Chi Scholastic Winner and was named Man of the Year by the Lillington Chamber of Commerce.  Tart has received the Lillington Kiwanis Club Distinguished President Award and is a Kiwanis International Hixon Recipient.  He is a member of the Lillington Presbyterian Church Choir, Session Member for the Lillington Presbyterian Church, President of Cape Fear River Assembly, Kiwanis Club, Board of Directors Southeastern Economic Development Commission and Board of Directors North Carolina One-Call. 

Tart and his wife Nancy were recognized during the NRWA Annual Leadership Forum Banquet on October 13, 2004 in Biloxi, Mississippi. 

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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