Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - (Page 17) THE FUTURE of Water in America BY SHANNON RASMUSSEN, RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION OF UTAH I SPENT A fair amount of time as a child swimming in an irrigation ditch. (That should explain a few things.) Every summer, when the Montana temperature hit a luxurious 80 degrees (that was the rule in our house— no swimming in the ditch until it was 80 degrees out—at least we had some standards) we would grab our inner tubes and run across the lawn, answering the irresistible call of the murky 42-degree stream replete with snakes and water skippers. Life was good. Of course, I never thought about the cleanliness of our water hole. If a dead varmint or a cow pie showed up, you simply froze in place or moved to the side and waited for it to pass so you could resume the chasing of crawdads or the throwing of frog eggs (I believe they still do these activities in Louisiana, but they call it “going out to dinner.”) We obviously weren’t aware of terms like “culinary,” “secondary,” or “diphtheria.” If I had heard the words “coliform positive” back then, I would have thought for sure it was that thing my Mom used to drain spaghetti. Of course that may not be saying much—I suffered from a severe lack of common sense in my early years. And, it is an ailment I am afraid I have passed on to my child—bless her little heart. (Note: It is acceptable to say anything about anyone if you follow it immediately with “Bless your little heart.” Just ask the little old lady next door. She’ll tell you. Then she’ll comment to her friends on how long that took you to figure it out, bless your little heart.) So why am I worried about my offspring? Well, for starters, last week during our Sunday dinner, we heard some commotion in the living room. We all looked over to see Sydney (my two-year-old >>18 Fourth Quarter 2008 • 17 ©HIGH COUNTRY PHOTOS. IMAGE FROM BIGSTOCKPHOTO.COM
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 Contents From the President Rural Water: Where are We Headed? The Future of Water in America Bank Collateral Controls in Nervous Times Bottle of Water or Billion Dollar Bully? Aqua Chocolate No Mas Why Even Small Water Systems Should Have Personnel Policy Manuals Safe Drinking Water Regulatory Update 2008 NRWA Industry Event Throwing My Loop Advertisers.com Index to Advertisers From the CEO Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 (Page Cover1) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 (Page Cover2) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 (Page 3) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 (Page 4) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - Contents (Page 5) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - Contents (Page 6) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - Contents (Page 7) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - From the President (Page 8) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - From the President (Page 9) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - From the President (Page 10) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - From the President (Page 11) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - From the President (Page 12) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - From the President (Page 13) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - Rural Water: Where are We Headed? (Page 14) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - Rural Water: Where are We Headed? (Page 15) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - Rural Water: Where are We Headed? (Page 16) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - The Future of Water in America (Page 17) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - The Future of Water in America (Page 18) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - The Future of Water in America (Page 19) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - Bank Collateral Controls in Nervous Times (Page 20) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - Bank Collateral Controls in Nervous Times (Page 21) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - Bank Collateral Controls in Nervous Times (Page 22) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - Bank Collateral Controls in Nervous Times (Page 23) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - Bottle of Water or Billion Dollar Bully? (Page 24) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - Bottle of Water or Billion Dollar Bully? (Page 25) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - Bottle of Water or Billion Dollar Bully? (Page 26) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - Bottle of Water or Billion Dollar Bully? (Page 27) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - Bottle of Water or Billion Dollar Bully? (Page 28) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - Bottle of Water or Billion Dollar Bully? (Page 29) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - Bottle of Water or Billion Dollar Bully? (Page 30) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - Bottle of Water or Billion Dollar Bully? (Page 31) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - Aqua Chocolate No Mas (Page 32) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - Aqua Chocolate No Mas (Page 33) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - Aqua Chocolate No Mas (Page 34) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - Aqua Chocolate No Mas (Page 35) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - Aqua Chocolate No Mas (Page 36) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - Aqua Chocolate No Mas (Page 37) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - Why Even Small Water Systems Should Have Personnel Policy Manuals (Page 38) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - Why Even Small Water Systems Should Have Personnel Policy Manuals (Page 39) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - Why Even Small Water Systems Should Have Personnel Policy Manuals (Page 40) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - Safe Drinking Water (Page 41) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - Safe Drinking Water (Page 42) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - Regulatory Update (Page 43) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - Regulatory Update (Page 44) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - Regulatory Update (Page 45) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - 2008 NRWA Industry Event (Page 46) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - 2008 NRWA Industry Event (Page 47) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - 2008 NRWA Industry Event (Page 48) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - 2008 NRWA Industry Event (Page 49) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - Throwing My Loop (Page 50) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - Throwing My Loop (Page 51) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - Throwing My Loop (Page 52) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - Throwing My Loop (Page 53) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - Throwing My Loop (Page 54) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - Throwing My Loop (Page 55) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - Throwing My Loop (Page 56) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - Throwing My Loop (Page 57) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - Throwing My Loop (Page 58) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - Throwing My Loop (Page 59) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - Throwing My Loop (Page 60) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - Advertisers.com (Page 61) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - Advertisers.com (Page 62) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - Index to Advertisers (Page 63) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - Index to Advertisers (Page 64) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - Index to Advertisers (Page 65) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - From the CEO (Page 66) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - From the CEO (Page Cover3) Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 - From the CEO (Page Cover4)
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