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Congressman Ike Skelton Stands Up For Rural Water and Wastewater!
Congressman Ike Skelton, Missouri 4th District Representative, has once again shown his support and concern for the well being of Missouri rural water and wastewater systems! In a letter to the Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, Congressman David Obey of Wisconsin, dated August 16, 2010, Ike expressed his concern that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) can not be given too much leeway to allow the redirection of assistance away from helping rural water systems and spent at EPA's discretion. With no hashing of words, Ike's personal letter let it be known that he will not accept such lack of oversight to ensure that assistance is provided where it is most useful.
If you would like to see a copy of Ike's personal letter, CLICK HERE.
You Can Now Order Bacteriological Sampling Bottles Online
Thanks to Tammy Deines, Monitoring Section Secretary with the Public Drinking Water Branch, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, anyone can order bacteriological sampling bottles online now.
Here are the two links that DNR offers:
or
 Online Webinars Available To You!
Now available to you are a variety of webinars that you can attend online. Some are free and some have a cost to them. There are no renewal credit hours associated with these webinars, however, the material may be very useful to you.
Upcoming webinars include:
- August 18th, Optimize Your WaterPro Conference, free;
- August 25th, Utility Management Certification, free;
- August 31st, Impact of Total Maximum Daily Load on Wastewater Systems, $45;
- September 8th, Understanding Your Utility Electric Bill, $45;
- October 20th, Sustainability Dashboard for Small Water Utilities, free.
You may register for these webinars at this link:
http://moruralwater.org/webinar.php
or follow the link from the home page on
http://www.moruralwater.org
Check out the Public Entity Pak Insurance 
The Public Entity Pak is a program through Mike Keith Insurance, and endorsed by Missouri Rural Water Association, that provides your systems with excellent insurance as well as promoting services and benefits to you, the MRWA member. Consider your insurance coverage, and tell your broker that you'd like to consider the Public Entity Pak. For information, CLICK HERE.
Applause For Platte County PWSD #4!
As part of their Sourcewater Protection Plan, Platte County PWSD #4 helped sponsor a hazardous waste collection day on August 14, 2010!
Office Professional's Seminar and Fall Conference Flyers Available
You can access a copy of the flyers for either the Office Professional's Seminar or the Fall Operations and Maintenance Symposium here at http://www.moruralwater.org/faqconference.php
Do you have an Office Professional or Operator That Deserves Recognition?
Missouri Rural Water Association is seeking nominations for Office Professional of the Year, Water Operator of the Year, and Wastewater Operator of the Year.
If you would like to nominate someone, please write a paragraph on why you think that person deserves such recognition and e-mail it to Allen Decker, Awards Chair, at adecker@moruralwater.org
....and finally!
Parting Shot
No city should be too large for a man to walk out of in a morning.
MRWA has just posted several new upcoming courses in several new locations around the state. To view courses in your area CLICK HERE!
Important Dates 2010
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October 26 and 27, 2010; MRWA 18th Office Professional's Seminar
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October 28 and 29, 2010; MRWA 20th Fall Operations and Maintenance Symposium
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D.A. Davidson
Flynn Drilling Company
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Midwest Meter
Missouri Public Entity Pak
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Utility Service
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Municipal Equipment
PDC Labs
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