The Connector - Spring 2008 - (Page 13)

RWAU Rural Water News Continued… weather to join us at the Annual RWAU Golf Scramble at the Sun Brook Golf Course. Aiming for either the trophy or one of the three $5,000 Holein-One prizes available, we had one of our best golf events ever. Mother Nature cooperated for the first time in years. We had a great time, some good golfi ng (well sometimes), prizes, and fun! Congratulations to this year’s golf tournament winners: Flight A 1st 11 under par 2nd 11 under par 3rd 9 under par Flight B 1st 9 under par 2nd 8 under par 3rd 7 under par deserving students in pursuit of higher education, as well as funding the research and education efforts RWAU continually participates in. Spring 2008 Outstanding Wastewater Service to Customers Snyderville Basin Water Reclamation District Supporting Member (Over 10,000 population) St. George City (Water & Wastewater) Supporting Member (Under 10,000 population) Dugway (Water & Wastewater) Associate Member Hydro Specialties Extra Miler Darwin Jensen (Centerfield City) Don Peterson (Lindon City) Awards Banquet Wednesday night’s Awards Banquet was an evening filled with great food, great entertainment, and the recognition of Utah’s finest. We honored 18 member systems and system Dave Ecker, Joe Ecker, Dave Welch, Steve Hansen Kent Brown, Aaron Despain, Terry Despain, Ken Bird Jack Stoyanoff, Mike McCandless, Russ Hillman, Kory Walker Lloyd Pehrson, Jack Wightman, Myron Wilberg, Dick Bona Steve Cox, Jimmy Low, Kory Wright, Jason Porter Deloy Emett, Kelly Wilson, Alan Davis, Robbie Mitchell In addition to a great golf tournament and tons of fun, we were able to generate a sizeable donation to the National Rural Water Association Water PAC. Thanks to all the golfers for their generous donations. Additionally we would like to thank our golf sponsors: Meterworks, EAI West, HyDec, HD Supply Waterworks, and Mountainland Supply. See you next year! employees for a job well done at the banquet. The following are the winners for each award category: Office Person of the Year Mae Moore (Cluff Ward Pipeline) Elected/Appointed Official of the Year Mayor Max Weese (Tremonton City) Outstanding Service by a Water Operator Mike Davis (Vernal City) Outstanding Service by a Wastewater Operator Chad Limb (Beaver City) Water Operator of the Year Brian Davenport (Mountain Regional) Wastewater Operator of the Year Dave Stringham (Bear Lake SSD) Most Improved Water System Vernon SSD Most Improved Wastewater System Lake Point Outstanding Water Service to Customers Provo City Division of Water Resources 13 The Connector Friend of Rural Water Division of Drinking Water Darwin Jensen (Centerfield City) Dart Throw & Prize Drawing We are happy to report one more year of the dart throw with no discernable injuries! After throwing darts for tickets all week, each participant put in for various prizes ranging from a rifle, a saddle, a chainsaw and a tool box, to an iPod, a quilt, a Nintendo Wii and a Flat Panel Television to name a few. There was a prize in the wide assortment to suit anyone’s tastes. The winners were drawn on Friday at the end of the conference in a fun and exciting end to a great week—one of our winners (you know who you are Mr. Hanksville!) put on the greatest show we’ve ever seen as his excitement got the best of him after winning the prize he was after. The money raised from the dart throw will go toward funding the two RWAU scholarships given to two well- Outstanding Service to Rural Utah Congressman Jim Matheson

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The Connector - Spring 2008 Table of Contents President's Message Executive Director's Comments Letters From Readers Legislative Update RWAU Board and Staff Rural Water News Bees on the Pipeline, Jim Watts How Important are our Public Works People? Curtis Ludvigson A "What" Protection Plan? Erin Borger Meter Reading by Radio Communication, Terry Smith Advanced Distribution, Chuck Jeffs Where in Utah?

The Connector - Spring 2008

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