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Vol. 2009 No. 2Vol. 2009 No. 2Alabama/Mississippi Section Alabama/Mississippi Section

American Water Works AssociationAmerican Water Works Associationwww.almsawwa.orgwww.almsawwa.org

Washington Fly-In:Infrastructure and

Revolving Funds

Biloxi in October:Conference Information

Photographs courtesy of Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, photographers Andy Anderson & Steve Belkowitz.

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PIPELINEA publication of the

Alabama/Mississippi Sectionof the American Water Works Association

Advertiser Page No.ACIPCO....................................................................28Alabama One Call ....................................................16American Flow Control ............................................25Crom Corporation............................Inside Back CoverEmma Sales, LLC ....................................................23ETEC ........................................................................24Degremont Technologies ................Inside Front CoverFord Meter Box Company, Inc. ................................26Hungerford & Terry ..................................................23J & S Valve ................................................Back CoverJim House & Associates ..........................................22Krebs & Associates ..................................................21Layne Christensen....................................................10Layne Christensen/Layne Central ............................25M & H Valve Company..............................................18Pax Technologies......................................................12Siemens....................................................................17Professional Directory ......................................27 & 28

Vol. 2009 No. 2 • Alabama/Mississippi Section • American Water Works Associationwww.almsawwa.org

PIPELINE is a publication of the Alabama/MississippiSection of the American Water Works Association. PIPELINE is mailed to all members of theAlabama/Mississippi Section. In an effort to keep allcommunity water system officials informed, the AWWAtrustees voted to provide a complimentary copy to allcommunity water systems within both states. This will helpkeep water systems current on events affecting the watersupply industry and aware of products and servicesavailable through the AWWA. Current circulation is over2400. Articles and photographs are encouraged and appreciated.Submissions and communications concerning thispublication should be directed to: AWWA PIPELINE ATTN: Deb Hudson (M35) Phone: (256) 535-1480 c/o Huntsville Utilities Fax: (256) 535-1466 P. O. Box 2408 E-mail: Huntsville, AL 35804 [email protected]

ADVERTISING PRICES AD SIZE COST PER ISSUE Full Page $450 1/2 Page $300 1/4 Page $200

Professional Directory $100

CONTENTS

Trustee/Committee List ........................2 Chairmanʼs Report ..............................3 Directorʼs Report ..................................4 Section Managerʼs Report ....................5 Spouseʼs Program Report ....................7Young Professionalʼs Report ..............162009 Fly-In..........................................20Water Trust Fund ..............................22

Conference Entertainment ..................................6Registration......................................8Exhibitor Information........................9Conference Schedule ....................11WFP Golf Tournament ..................13Technical Sessions................14 & 15

Hotel Information ................................19

PIPELINE August 2009 • 1

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PIPELINEA publication of the

Alabama/Mississippi Sectionof the

American Water Works Association

Pipeline Staff Members

EditorDeb Hudson

Committee Member -AlabamaKyle Massey

Committee Member - MississippiSheila Williams

Committee AdvisorSam McElroy

Advertising Sam Agnew

Carson SmithJustin York

Chair ......................................................................Bill MoodyPast Chair ..........................................................Tom WaltersVice-Chair..........................................................Sam McElroyDirector ....................................................Danny HutchersonSecretary / Treasurer ........................................Keith LoweryTrustee-At-Large Alabama ............................Jim WattersonTrustee-At-Large Mississippi ........................Hunter ArnoldSection Manager ................................................Ken McCool

2009 Officers/Trustees of the Alabama-Mississippi Section of the American Water Works Association

2009 Committee MembersProgram Chair ....................................................Harry GongProgram - Assistant to Chair ............................Chris GriffinEntertainment............................................................Bill WallExhibits ..............................................................Sam Agnew Exhibits - Assistant to Chair........................Shannon BaileyMAC - Chair ....................................................David Stejskal MAC - Assistant to Chair ......................................Bill CarterRegistration ......................................................Amy McLeodRegistration - Assistant to Chair ....................Carson SmithEducation - AL Co-Chair ................................Kyle MasseyEducation - MS Co-Chair ............................Sheila WilliamsPipeline Editor ..................................................Deb HudsonTime & Place - Chair ............................................Lee JonesTime & Place -Assistant to Chair ..................Hunter ArnoldResolutions......................................................Blake JeffcoatGovernmental Affairs - Co-Chair AL ..............Joel ConnallyGovernmental Affairs - Co-Chair MS ..........Bobby ReddingAudit ..................................................................Sam McElroyYoung Professionals - Co-Chair AL ..............Hercy GolsonYoung Professionals - Co-Chair MS ..Benjamin BenvenuttiSafety Chair ........................................................Tim RogersWater For People - Chair ....................................Hugh SmithWater For People - Assistant to Chair ..........John M. LyonsNominations ......................................................Tom WaltersMemorial Scholarship ............................................Jim MillerFuller Award ..........................................................Bob GiglioMembership........................................................Ken McCoolAWWA National Contact ....................Christopher McGinnisHotel Contact........................................................Mike Davis

2009 Officers: First row - Danny Hutcherson, Bill Moody,and Sam McElroy. Second row - Jim Watterson, Hunter Arnold, Keith Lowery, and Tom Walters.

Not pictured - Ken McCool.

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PIPELINE August 2009 • 3

This issue of PIPELINE will be loaded with information about the annual conference. Theup and coming conference will be here before we know it. It will be back at the Beau Ri-vage on the Mississippi Gulf Coast in Biloxi, MS from October 4-6, 2009.

Where to begin… We will kick it off on Sunday with our annual Water for People benefit golftournament. Water for People Chair Hugh Smith has found a wonderful course in PassChristian known as The Oaks. It looks to be not only beautiful but challenging. The coursewas voted by Golf Digest as one of the Best Places to Play with 4.5 stars for 2008/2009.

Program Chair Harry Gong and his assistant, Chris Griffin,have put together an outstanding program. This year itwill have particular emphasis on areas of planning andconstruction. The technical sessions will include financialand project planning as well as sessions in the areas ofoperations and maintenance. The sessions will occur onMonday afternoon and Tuesday.

The conference will be fun and entertaining thanks to BillWall, Entertainment Chair. Bill has found the talent. OnSunday we will have Kier with his “MusiComedyImpres-sions.” On Monday we will receive an inspirational mes-sage from John Croyle and hear from AWWA President Mike Leonard on the issues facingthe association and section. Tuesday night we will conclude our conference with a recep-tion where you will be astonished by Americaʼs Corporate Conjuror Joe M. Turner as he per-forms a little strolling magic (Watch your watches, folks) prior to our awards banquet. At thebanquet conclusion, we will continue to be further entertained by Mr. Turner. Iʼm sure he willhave us scratching our heads wondering “How did he do that?”

Other activities will be happening that will inform and entertain. The annual volleyballgrudge match between the Young Professionals and the “not-so-young” Professionals will,Iʼm sure, be very amusing since we will be having a pool volleyball match. It should be eas-ier on the joints, so less Advil will be needed later. Trash talking for the match will start Sun-day afternoon. New this year, we will have a tapping competition between BirminghamWWB and the City of Daphne. Both activities will occur during the “Ice Cream Social.” Addi-tionally, at our joint luncheon we will hear from Ned Breslin, CEO of Water for People, onthe mission to provide safe water to developing countries.

Personally, I canʼt wait for October to arrive. I believe our program will have something foreveryone including the key areas of Fun, Facts, and Fellowship. Lori and I look forward toseeing you all at the Beau Rivage in Biloxi, Mississippi on October 4-6, 2009.

William (Bill) MoodyChair – AL/MS Section AWWA

Chairman’s Report

The magnificent Magnolia Ballroom where we will dine Tuesday evening.

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I trust you are having a great summer. Hopefully you are finding some time for vacation and per-sonal relaxation. It seems that activity at AWWA seems to increase during the summer. One ofthe main reasons is the AWWA Conference & Exposition held during June each year. I havenʼt gotthe final report but I think attendance was over 10,000 in San Diego this year.

Highlights from National Level:

Affiliation AgreementAWWA has embarked on a process to enter into affiliation agreements with all sec-tions. In January 2009, the Board of Directors endorsed, in concept and principle, arecommended Proposed Form of Affiliation Agreement and a strategy to facilitate theeducational process and signing of the affiliation agreement. The AL/MS Section offi-cers voted to sign a letter of intent to enter into an affiliation agreement with AWWApending no significant changes from the proposed verbiage in the final agreement.

Activity on Capitol HillAWWA testified recently before a House subcommittee considering legislation tocreate a water trust fund, and has been active on follow-up. AWWA prefers awater infrastructure bank to a trust fund, because the bank doesnʼt require newtaxes, sending money through Washington, or some communities subsidizing others.The DC Office has been busy in discussions with two House committees concerningchemical security legislation that will cover the water sector.

2010 DuesThe Board of Directors voted in the June meeting to hold dues at the 2009 level.The attitude was that our members are going through tough economic times and anincrease would be inappropriate. Membership is currently at approximately 60,000.

AWWA Executive DirectorGary Zimmerman resigned from his post as AWWA Executive Director in April. TheBoard of Directors is working diligently to find a replacement. In the interim PaulaMcIlwane is Acting Executive Director.

It has been a pleasure to serve as your director for the past two years. During the business meet-ing at our annual conference in October we must select a director to serve for a three year termbeginning June, 2010. Tom Walters, currently charged with nominations responsibility, is manag-ing the process to offer names for nomination to this post. Please contact Tom with any sugges-tions you may have.

I look forward to seeing you in Biloxi in October.

Danny Hutcherson

Director’s Report

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The latter part of August will mark the fourth anniversary of the worst natural disaster most of us in thesetwo coastal States have ever seen. As more years pass to dim the horror wreaked upon our utilities backthen and personnel change as we retire, Mississippi and Alabama may still lack a network of ʻUtilities Help-ing Utilitiesʼ when the next big one strikes.Several of us in the loop are aware that we now have 42 active State WARNʼs plus the Capitol Region. Ourfirst workshops began only three years ago with help from AWWA National and EPA. This has been a grassroots effort by volunteers in each State working upwards through their individual utility governance to winacceptance of model, state-wide Mutual Aid Agreements (MAA). The development of communicationsmodems and an organizational structure caps off the functional properties of an active WARN.Yes, Iʼm back on the soapbox again on this issue….with only 8 more States to go, that still gives our two en-tities time to not come in last, or worse, not at all. The benefits of forming a WARN are limitless and thereexists no issues or downside to weigh them against. The term ʻno-brainerʼ does apply here, gang.During my absence from the national and local WARN committee scene, we have been extremely fortunateto have the support and volunteerism of Jason Barrettof the Mississippi State University Extension Service.Jason became involved in our WARN efforts almostimmediately following his positional placement withMSU. He is also a valued section member and YP.Considerable advances toward a MsWARN modelMAA have been made here in Mississippi as a resultof his presence. Jason also resurrected our steeringcommittee. My hat is tipped for you and those workingwith you, Jason!Both Alabama and Mississippi have to keep the mo-mentum going toward the finishing touches of thesetwo WARNʼs. The involvement and enthusiasm ispresent and little remains to make it happen. Alabamaalready has the MAA in place, but unless Iʼve missedsomething recently, needs to install the organizationalstructure, web access, and a few other details. Jasonand his committee do have a draft MAA. However, anissue does remain in one of our States regarding partici-pation by all water-related associations. Once these ob-stacles are cleared, both States are essentially ʻthereʼ.Letʼs not be last and letʼs certainly not allow the next catastrophe to catch us off guard again. Nationally,huge strides have been made in developing model MAAʼs, prioritizing resources and resource cataloging,breaking through the State-line barriers and seeking action and resolution on issues like the national Emer-gency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC).Letʼs talk it up at the annual conference in October at Biloxi, Mississippi! (that is, if a named-storm doesnʼtknock the Beau Rivage off its foundation).Ken McCool

Section Manager’s Report

PIPELINE August 2009 • 5

Water & Wastewater Resource Networks (W.A.R.N.)

LETLET ʼ̓S COLOR THIS MAP GREEN!S COLOR THIS MAP GREEN!

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Spouse Program Report

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Dear AWWA Spouses,

October is going to be here before we know it. The Beau Rivage in Biloxi has been updatedsince Hurricane Katrina and is ready to welcome us back!

Monday morning you will have the chance to sleep inor partake in the many amenities the Beau Rivage hasto offer such as shopping, the pool, the exercise room,or the spa. Our Monday activity is a chefʼs demonstra-tion and lunch in one of the Beau Rivageʼs world fa-mous restaurants. Donʼt miss it, because we have afabulous door prize that is sure to please. The after-noon will be free for relaxing and shopping, but try tobe back in time for the pipe tapping and ice cream so-cial near the pool. “Taste of Scoops” ice cream andpossibly a pipe tapping competition vs a demonstration.Iʼm intrigued. Of course, there is the volleyball game(young professionals vs old professionals) if you needa laugh.

Tuesday is Bingo! We have wonderful fellowship andprizes in store. There will be a joint luncheon, then free time to head over to Ocean Springs,shop at Gulfportʼs Prime Outlets, or just unwind. Thebanquet will be Tuesday evening. Pack church attireor a party dress. On the menu: Uptown food and en-tertainment, including Americaʼs Corporate Conjurer,Joe Turner from Atlanta, GA. Prepare to be amazed.

For more information, check out www.beaurivage.com,www.gulfcoast.org, and www.joemturner.com .

See you in October!

Lori Moody

Attendees at the 2009 AL/MS SectionAWWA Annual Conference will receive

a 10% discount on all Spa and Salonservices. Spa facilities, such as the

steam room and sauna, are availablefor $15 per day. The fitness room is

complimentary for all guests.

Spouse program participants will attend achef’s demonstration and luncheon in one of the Beau Rivage’s world famousrestaurants on Monday.

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Conference Registration

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Exhibitor Information

Exhibitors Registration includes one 10 ft. x 10 ft. booth and one conference registration.

2009 AL/MS AWWA ConferenceExhibitor Registration Information

Exhibitor Registration is easy using 123 Sign Up. Just log onto https://www.123signup.com/register?id or follow theconference registration links from the ALMS AWWA website(almsawwa.org) to the registration page. Exhibitor registration

is the last section of conference registration descriptions.Additional exhibit workers may also register on the website as member or non-

member attendees without booking an additional booth.

Upon confirmation of your registration Exhibit Chairman, Sam Agnew will contactyou to assign a booth. An updated layout diagram with occupancy information isavailable on the AL/MS AWWA website.

LIMITED SPACE

AVAILABILITY -

BOOK YOUR

EXHIBIT SPACE

TODAY!

Technical Session Meeting Rooms

EARLY EXHIBIT REGISTRANTS RECEIVE A DISCOUNT!!!

Register Prior to September 2, 2009 $750.00Register September 3, 2009 - October 2, 2009 $800.00

Exhibitors Registration includes a 10 x 10 booth and one conference registration

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2009 Conference Activities

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Golf Tourney Registration

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The 2009 AL/MS Section Conference is approaching rapidly. Hercy Golson and I would like to take thisopportunity to inform you as to what we have in store for the Young Professionals this year. We under-stand how important the Young Professionals are and will be to the success of our section and water in-dustry for many years to come. It is our goal to implement new events as well as continue YP traditionsat this yearʼs conference. YP events will include the always highly competitive YP vs. OP “Older moreexperienced Professionals” volleyball match as well as the YP Social and YP Scavenger Hunt.

The YP Scavenger Hunt will be new to our section this year but has been a success in the KY/TN Sec-tion. We would like to thank Carson Smith and Amy McLeod for attending the KY/TN Section Confer-

ence and bringing this great idea back to oursection. The objective of the scavenger huntis to provide a tool for young professionals tointeract with the exhibitors as well as the restof the section members. Those YPʼs whotake advantage of this opportunity and com-plete the scavenger hunt will be entered towin prizes donated by exhibitors attendingthe conference.

Along with the scavenger hunt your YP Com-mittee will be hosting a YP Social at thisyearʼs conference. We hope that all YPs joinus to take this opportunity to network with

other YPs and any of the OPs that are encouraged to join. We challenge all members to seek out andget to know our Young Professionals at this yearʼsconference as Hercy said it best in the Pipeline 2009Volume 1, “At times we fail to realize how big of apositive impact a young professional can have onaccomplishing the sectionʼs mission and futuregoals.”

If you have any questions or ideas please feel freeto contact either one of your YP co-chairs and wewould be glad to help in any way we can. Be sure totell the registration desk at the conference you are aYoung Professional so you will receive informationabout the social and the scavenger hunt.

See you in Biloxi!!

Benjamin BenvenuttiYP [email protected]

Hercy GolsonYP [email protected]

Young Professionals are members age 35 andunder, or those new to the water industry. Thisincludes those working for utilities, regulatory

agencies, consulting firms, or academicinstitutions. AWWA considers all of its members

to be water industry professionals. The YPsrepresent a dynamic and energetic group ofAWWA members, led by the YP Committee,the mission of which is to encourage studentand younger water industry professionals to

take an active role in the Association.

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Young Professionals’ Report

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AL/MS AWWA Conference October 4-6, 2009

875 Beach Blvd. • Biloxi, MS888-567-6667 Reservations

Hotel Reservations must be made directly with thehotel or by visiting the Associationʼs website atwww.almsawwa.org and following the link to thehotel website. Tell reservations you are attendingthe American Water Works AssociationConference. Room Rate is $129.00 for standardguest accommodations. Hotel reservations must bemade by September 2, 2009 and cancellationsmust be made 48 hours prior to arrival date.

Join Us at the

Try Your Luck in the Casino.....

Or Be Pampered in the Spa

Oh ... the Possibilities!

Relax by the pool.....

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The delegates for the AWWA Fly-In this yearwere Drusilla Hudson, Joel Connelly, Ken Mc-Clellan, and Hugh Smith. They along with otherwater industry professionals from all but twostates, in the Union, met in Washington, D.C. onMarch 24 and 25 to discuss pressing issues, inthe water industry, with their respective Con-gressional officials. The Fly-In began with anearly morning briefing where issue papers weredistributed by Legislative Director Tommy

Holmes andhis staff on thetopics of: Sus-tainable WaterInfrastructure,Chemical Fa-cility Security,ClimateChange Legis-lation, andDrinking WaterAppropria-tions. Theissue of sus-tainable waterinfrastructurewas the hottopic of dis-cussion thisyear.

AWWA and others have documented that ourcountryʼs water and wastewater infrastructure isaging and is in need of increased monetary in-vestments. Many communities must repair andreplace water and wastewater infrastructure inorder to maintain environmental standards andto protect public health and safety. A FederalWater Infrastructure Bank (FWIB) was proposedas a funding mechanism to address the lack ofsubsidies for aging water and wastewater infra-structure improvement projects. The FWIB

would be a federal lending authority based onlegislation proposed by Congress, in the past, toaddress funding needs for infrastructure proj-ects. The two essential missions of FWIB wouldbe:

Provide financial assistance for largewater infrastructure projects (currentlydefined as projects with a projected costof $75 million or more) at interest ratesequivalent to or below the U.S. Treasurybond rate. Loans at the Treasure bondrate would save communities approxi-mately 15% in interest payments whencompared to current borrowing rates.Reduce the cost of leveraging forState Revolving Fund programs (SRF)by purchasing or guaranteeing SRFbonds. This could lower the interest rateson SRF loans to levels at or below theU.S. Treasury bond rate. Reduced inter-est payments on bonds would allow SRFprograms to make more loans and in-crease subsidies to communities.

This was the eighth year that AWWA has or-ganized a national Fly-In. The Fly-In has provento be an effective mechanism in sharing infor-mation with Congress on pressing issues in thewater industry. AWWA encourages itsʼ mem-bers to get to know their respective Congres-sional officials and lobby them from a localstandpoint on an ongoing bases. A complete re-port on the FWIB is available on the AWWAʼsgovernment affairs web page.

2009 AWWA Water Matters! Fly-In

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Drusilla Hudson and Hugh Smith pause forphotos outside one of the meeting rooms duringthe eighth annual AWWA Water Matters! Fly-In.

Ken McClellan pauses outside the WhiteHouse between sessions at the 2009AWWA Water Matters! Fly-In in thenation‘s capital.

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Information supplied by AWWA's Government Affairs Office in Washington, D.C.

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Recently the House Subcommittee on Water Resources andthe Environment convened a hearing on H.R. 3202, the WaterProtection and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Chips Barry ofDenver Water, testified on behalf of AWWA.The bill, introduced by Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D. Ore.), wouldestablish a water and wastewater trust fund. Financed bynew or increased taxes on an array of businesses, the bill isintended to raise $10 billion annually. These monies, if ap-propiated by Congress, would be used to bolster the cleanwater and drinking State Revolving Fund (SRF) programs,and support new grant programs for climate change adapta-tion, security upgrades, and water and wastewaster research,among other things. The new taxes would fall on bottled bev-erages (except alcohol); pharmaceuticals; water disposableproducts such as soaps, toilet tissue, and cooking oils; andcorporations with income in excess of $4 million annually.Barry outlined several areas of agreement with the bill, suchas its reservation of funds for large water systems, and thefunds for research, climate adaptation, etc. He also outlinedseveral areas of significant concern:

Congress has a history of not spending all thefunds it collects in dedicated taxes. Noting that theterm “trust fund” does not have the same meaningin federal budgeting that it does in financial plan-

ning, Barry pointed out that many billions of dollarshave been collected in dedicated taxes and thensimply not spent by Congress. For example, theAirport trust fund had an unspent balance of $10billion at the end of FY 2007. “Imposing federaltaxes for water infrastructure and not spending themoney would amount to a false promise,” Barrysaid.On-going AWWA concerns that Congress will in-clude a water tax as part of the funding mix. Al-though there is no water tax involved in the bill asintroduced, at least one member of the Subcom-mittee cited an old Congressional adage “donʼt taxme, donʼt tax thee, tax the fellow behind the tree.”When used on Capitol Hill, this expression carriesan unfavorable connotation suggesting that a tax isbeing shifted onto the wrong sources. At least in-directly, its use by a Congressman reinforced theconcern in some minds that perhaps at the end ofthe day the water sector would have to be taxed tosupport a water trust fund. There is a concern that a water fund would erodethe responsibility for water infrastructure, whichhas always been and should remain local. Barry

WATER TRUST FUND AND INFRASTRUCTURE BANK

Water Trust Fund & Infrastructure Bank

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WATER TRUST FUND AND INFRASTRUCTURE BANK indicated that it could be much harder to raiserates and address local problems if customersbelieve they are already paying for infrastructurethrough dedicated federal taxes.

In testimony and inside conversations with Subcommitteemembers and staff, Barry and AWWA staff presented theidea of a water infrastructure bank as a tool that offers im-portant advantages over a trust fund. Among other things, awater infrastructure bank would not require new taxes,would not depend upon Congressional appropriations onceit was established, and would not erode local responsibilityfor funding infrastructure. In AWWAʼs concept, a water infrastructure bank would makevery low interest loans to larger water and wastewater utili-ties as well as to state revolving funds that will not leveragetheir balances to create a larger lending pool. AWWAʼsanalysis suggests that being able to borrow at the treasuryrate would be equivalent to a grant of between 9 and 19 per-cent, depending on the credit rating of the utility involved.Both Democratic and Republican staff indicated a desire tolearn more about the bank concept and to explore its appli-cation to the water infrastructure challenge. AWWA is par-ticularly heartened that Senator Chris Dodd (D. Conn.),Chair of the Senate Banking Committee, appears interestedin taking up his bill from last Congress, to create a nationalinfrastructure bank. AWWA expects to meet with his staffsoon to discuss this proposal.

By Tom Curtis, Government Affairs

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AL/MS Section Hosts Educational Seminars

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During May and July, the AL/MS section hosted educationalseminars free to Section members. These seminars provideda variety of ideas and recommendations on how a water util-ity can be more efficient with their water usage. The seminarswere co-hosted by TVA, Alabama Power, ADECA, and theEPA. Pictured above on the left, Jim Grassiano of ADEMtalks about the future of water reuse regulations and permit-ting for Alabama. On the right, Alabama Education Co-ChairKyle Massey covers closing points with the attendees. Edu-cation co-chairs have worked hard over the past few years toprovide high-quality educational seminars for all Section

members, and attendance is on the rise for these events.Watch for 2010 seminar announcements in future editions ofthe Pipeline magazine.

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Thank Youto all PIPELINE Advertisers

As well asConference Sponsors and Exhibitors

Your support of theAL/MS AWWA is appreciated.

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