october/november 2012
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NACWA, WEF, WERF Collaborate
to Define the “Water Resources
Utility of the Future”...................... 2
Clean Water Agencies, State
and Federal Regulators Discuss
Integrated Planning....................... 2
NACWA’s Board, Committee
Leaders Meet in Seattle................. 3
NACWA & WEF Host Utility
Leaders Morning at
WEFTEC 2012............................... 3
Clean Water Groups Join Together
to Celebrate Clean Water Act,
Plan for Future............................... 5
2012
Developments in Clean
Water Law Seminar........................ 5
NACWA’s Board of Directors appointed Steve Meyer,
Director of Environmental Services for the City of
Springfield, Mo., to a Region 7 seat on the Association’s
Board when they met in Seattle on November 12. For
more about the Board Meeting and NACWA’s Fall
Strategic Leadership Retreat. . . .
E
lection night 2012 will likely be remembered for its ‘sta-
tus quo’ results despite the billions of dollars spent by
both parties to change things. President Obama won re-
election by a relatively safe margin, albeit slimmer than that of
2008,
Senate Democrats maintained their majority status and
actually increased their caucus slightly by two seats, and House
Republicans maintained their majority though saw their caucus
shrink slightly by five seats.
Election Outcomes may Impact Clean Water Issues
Most of the key clean water policy players in the House of
Representatives are returning to Congress next year, including
Congressman Bob Gibbs (R-OH) and Congressman Tim Bishop
(
D-NY) who currently serve as Chair and Ranking Member of the
House Water Resources & Environment Subcommittee, respec-
tively. While decisions on committee leadership have yet to be
made, indications are that both Congressmen will remain in their
posts. Congressmen Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Lois Capps (D-
CA), and Thomas Petri (R-WI), and Donna Edwards (D-MD) will
also be returning to office – each has sponsored legislation of im-
portance to NACWA’s members, including legislation establishing
a Clean Water Trust Fund, promoting community resiliency, and
incentivizing the use of green infrastructure.
NACWA’s Clean Water Agenda Moves Forward
Following 2012 Election
NACWA Winter Conference to
Examine Clean Water’s Future
“
T
he best way to predict the future
is to create it.” This quote, at-
tributed to business guru and
corporate management expert
Peter Drucker, could easily describe the current
transformational change underway in the clean
water community. Today’s utility leaders are not
satisfied with predicting the future – they are
creating it. NACWA’s 2013 Winter Conference,
Tomorrow’s Clean Water Utility…is the Future Already
Here?
February 3-6, in Miami, Fla., will provide an
opportunity to explore some of the existing inno-
vations and leading-edge practices that are defin-
ing the
Water Resources Utility of the Future.
Efforts to cut costs and boost revenues during the
Great Recession have led clean water utilities to
continue experimenting with innovative practices
including energy initiatives, resource recovery,
water reuse, and more. While the economic risks
associated with innovation have had some cooling
effect over the last few years, the evolution from
wastewater treatment facility to resource recovery
facility is happening right before our eyes. Beyond
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Commitment to America’s Waters
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