Rural Water - Quarter 3, 2008 - (Page 49)

I am working in Washington to help agencies like the EPA take a more cooperative approach to helping local communities and businesses address their problems, because at the end of the day, we all want the same thing: a safe, clean environment for our children and safe, clean drinking water for our children. change and have to comply with. They are very expensive, and they make it more difficult to provide the services we need. The Kansas Rural Water Association has worked in partnership with the state and federal agencies to develop solutions to these individual public water supply system problems. The daily on-site help your association provides is a lifeline, particularly for water operations in smaller communities that do not have the technical or financial resources available to larger cities. Just like your association helps me, it also helps small communities. The training seminars the association conducts provide valuable information on issues ranging from operations and maintenance to management and financial issues. And participating in this annual conference gives you the chance to hear new ideas and new ways of approaching common problems faced by cities and rural water districts. One of the programs that has benefited many rural water districts is the Kansas Public Water Supply Loan Fund administered at the state level by KDHE. This loan fund can help smaller communities and systems have access to the loan fund, and it helps them get the same interest rates that larger municipalities can obtain. The capitalization grants that EPA gives begin in my Appropriation sub-committee in the House of Representatives. This budget season, Congress will battle over the federal funding levels in terms of billions. Be assured we are going to try to secure the right amount for the line items we need for rural water. I will continue to be a voice for rural water needs in Kansas, and I want to thank you for letting me do that. I want to close by telling you that it is important that you stay involved in the political process, too. Being a part of this association is of great benefit to all your members, the people you serve, and it benefits our state as well. Most people do not realize what kind of inf luence they have. They think, “What can I do, how can I be a positive inf luence?” When people say, “I don’t know what I can do to be involved,” I am reminded of a story I read. It came out of George Washington’s memoirs. Washington was designated to be the leader of the Revolutionary Army, and when he took over, the army was in Boston. >>50 performancemeter.com Performance Meter Delivers: Innovation, Integrity, Time-tested Quality. Automated Meter Reading Systems (Itron Compatable) Hydrant Meters and Backflow Prevention Displacement and Multi-Jet Meters Turbines and Compound Meters Residential Fire Service Meters P Box 427 • Beaumont, CA 92223 .O. 800.872.2723 • 951.922.2485 FAX 951.922.2395 Third Quarter 2008 • 49 11/17/07 4:21:27 PM 350276_Performance.indd 1 http://www.performancemeter.com

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Rural Water - Quarter 3, 2008 Contents From the President From Hypo to Gas - A Forward Leap If You Lose All Your Data Today... Would You Still Be in Business Tomorrow? Weaving the Wireless Web Rural Water and the Farm Bill Ensuring Your Water System's Security Guarding Against Becoming a Victim of Fraud 10 Ways to Improve Utility Efficiency New Technology Making a Difference By Being Involved Regulatory Update Source Water Protection Corner Throwing My Loop Cub Scouts Visit Alliance of Indiana Rural Water's Spring Conference Advertisers.com Index to Advertisers From the CEO

Rural Water - Quarter 3, 2008

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