Ohio Rural Water Association

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HOUSE PANEL COMPLETES WORK ON GREAT LAKES COMPACT BILL
Ohio is poised to become the first state in the Great Lakes basin to ratify a multi-state, international compact designed to protect the
valuable water resources from diversions.

Addressing business community concerns while not attempting to alter the compact itself, the House Economic Development and Environment Committee unanimously reported Wednesday an amended version of legislation (HB 574) that sets parameters for Ohio's involvement and spells out the legislature's intent on related issues.

Advertising opportunities are now available in ORWA's Water Log biannual magazine and the 2007 Membership Directory. As an advertiser, you are able to target the leaders and key managers at nearly 450 rural water and wastewater utilities in Ohio. The publications are used extensively by ORWA members to stay informed of association information and as comprehensive buyers' guides for the products and services they use most often.

Rural Development Awards Value-Added Funding
Columbus, Ohio, October 30, 2006 – The United States Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development Office awarded $630,471 in Value-Added Producer Grant funding to seven recipients... click for full article

Pictures and video from the 2006 Expo. Click here.

Mr. Royal Jones of WASTE TEC, INC. presents $1000.00 to lucky drawing winner

Rick Gambill a new Distribution Laborer for Northwest Regional Water District got a pleasant surprise at the 4th

Rick won $1000 cash from Mr. Royal Jones of WASTE TEC, INC. a manufacturer of nationally recognized automatic pit evacuators.

We would like to thank Mr. Jones and his company for their generosity and congratulate Rick on his good fortune.

The Washington Report
Rural Water Grassroots Campaign Succeeds in Making New
Chemical Security Legislation Better for Water Supplies (PDF doc)

Enter our various contests for bragging rights and prizes!
Entering is simple! Just take a picture of your entry for any of the following and email it to Sam. Entries in the Water Tasting competition must bring samples to the Conference. Please contact Sam at our Main Office for details on any of these contests.

ALSO - Do Not Forget to register yourself and nominate others for the many events, contests, and fun listed below!!! All forms are found in our Event Brochure

Anyone interested in sponsoring or co-sponsoring an event at the conference, please contact Samantha Hydell. The suggested sponsor increments are $200, $500, $1,000 and $2,500 and $3,000. Contact Sam for details on the benefits of being a sponsor!

If you are planning to attend our Annual Conference and vote in the annual election please note that the deadline to register as voting delegate is Monday March 26th Registration Forms are available at this site on-line (click here). You can fax in the finished form to the office at 740-455-3899 by midnight on the 26th.

Sustaining and Associate Members !!

As you know, our annual Ohio Rural Water Association (ORWA)
conference is coming up April 2 through April 5th.
In an effort to make this year's conference even better and improve
interaction between all ORWA members, we wish to
include musical entertainment for the Tuesday night get-together.

To do this we need your help. We need to raise $2,000 to help cover costs.

ORWA is asking for additional sponsorship for this event. Ideally one sponsor will be able to donate the whole amount. However, reality would suggest that sponsorships of $200.00 would be better. Any and all sponsors will be recognized for their support of ORWA.

Thanks in advance for all your help.

Dusty Parker
Conference Chairman

Attention Exhibitors & Associate Members!!
The 2007 ORWA Exposition Hall and Foyer is FULL. At this time, we cannot accept any more applications for booths.

There are NO MORE booths available. We are trying to find more room, but for now... all booths have sold out. Keep checking back for updates. Any changes, additions, or cancellations will be on our 2007 Conference Page. For a full update on everything Expo, click here.

Start planning your days at the 2007 ORWA State conference today! To see what is currently planned, click here for a PDF. Please be aware that this is NOT a final agenda and is subject to change. Thank you, and if you have any questions, please email us

We are now taking in topics for our upcoming conference and exposition in April.
If you have a training or technical presentation... (click for more)

ORWA would like to thank all of the participants and sponsors. MidAtlantic Tank and CI Thornburg (of Huntington, WV) helped make this event a success and we want to thank them for all their help. We couldn't have done it without them!

Turkey Shoot (11/08/06)
Come have fun and earn credit hours towards continued education. Click here for details.
You could take home one of these fantastic prizes!!! (Click the thumbnail pic for a larger image)

10/18/06:

Important Survey for Water & Wastewater Managers

Dear Drinking Water and Wastewater System Managers:

Leaders in the water sector have been appealing to U.S. officials to make
vaccinations available to drinking water and wastewater system employees to keep
essential public services running in the event of a pandemic. However, there
will likely be only a finite number of vaccinations available for the entire
country, probably making it necessary to ration vaccinations.

As part of the water sector’s effort to secure vaccinations, the WaterISAC is
polling utilities to determine how many workers in the sector would need to be
vaccinated in a worst-case scenario. The information you provide will help
fulfill a request by the President’s National Infrastructure Advisory Council
(NIAC), which is preparing a report on pandemic preparations for the White
House. You can learn more about NIAC at www.dhs.gov/niac.

We hope you will take part in this important survey. Survey responses are
requested as soon as possible and no later than Friday, September 29. We
estimate completing the survey will take only 15 minutes. We are only requesting
that you provide an educated guess, not documented figures (unless those are
readily available). Only water sector representatives will have access to
individual responses, and only aggregate information will be shared.
To begin the survey, go to the WaterISAC’s public website at
http://www.waterisac.org/survey:

About Pandemics and Vaccinations
There is no indication that the U.S. is currently threatened by a flu pandemic,
but experts say that if an avian flu pandemic reaches the U.S., the flu will
occur in six- to eight-week waves. In such scenarios, many workers and their
families will remain home to avoid exposure. However, the need for public
services will not be diminished, requiring at least a minimal number of critical
employees to report to work.

About the WaterISAC and the WaterSC
The Water Information Sharing and Analysis Center (www.WaterISAC.org):
is a subscriber-based, not-for-profit Internet
clearinghouse of sensitive water security information acquired from a variety of
private and government intelligence and law enforcement agencies. WaterISAC is
funded by utility subscription fees and by Congressional appropriations via a
grant from the U.S. EPA

The Water Security Channel (www.WaterSC.org): is a
free service of the WaterISAC for utilities that wish to receive only
non-sensitive or open-source security information.

If you have any questions, please contact Vance Taylor at taylor@waterisac.org
or 202-331-0479.

Sincerely,
Diane VanDe Hei
Executive Director
WaterISAC and WaterSC

WIN THIS KAYAK!!!

Win this kayak and other great sportman prizes at the upcoming Expo including a Beretta Shotgun!!!

The lovely Brandy of OTCO

shows off this fine addition to any weekend warrior's arsenal! Charge the rapids and shoot the narrows in the great outdoors! Come to the

Expo and win great prizes like the Kayak and Shotgun shown to the left!!!
Use this form to Register
or Email ORWA@Ohiowater.org for details!

9/12/06: Checking your contact hour accrual? See disclaimer page for updates ___________________________________________________________________

The Ohio Division of Safety and Hygiene has released their schedule of Fall courses.

"Dozens of of training courses are available through BWC's Division of Safety & Hygiene. These courses are offered at our training center in Pickerington at the Ohio Center for Occupational Safety and Health (OCOSH) and at branch sites and BWC service offices across the state, including Toledo, Cincinnati, Canton, Cambridge, Portsmouth, Youngstown and Cleveland. Employers may enroll any number of employees at no additional cost.

To enroll or learn more about the courses available July - September 2006, visit the BWC Learning Center at bwclearningcenter.com."

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ORWA is pleased to announce a charity auction for the wooden carvings done by Springfield speed-woodcarver Rob Barone while at the 2005 Expo. There are three items up for bids, an eagle, an owl, and a pumpkin. Click here for pictures of the items and the event.

The Auction will be run as follows:
       All bids must be submitted by 8AM the day the auction ends.
       The current high bid for each item will be posted each weekday until the auction ends.
       The current high bidder's initials (or an ID that they choose) will also be displayed.
       ORWA will deliver the items anywhere within the state of Ohio.
       Any winning bidders outside of Ohio must make their own arrangements for pickup/delivery.

Item	Minimum Bid	Auction Ends	Proceeds to Benefit	Current High Bid
Eagle	$100	12-01-05	Victims of Hurricane Katrina ORWA will match the winning bid's contribution	Neace Lukens Insurance - Jill Banner - $150.00
Owl	$75	10-25-05	The WaterPAC	31FORD - $150.00
Pumpkin	$75	10-25-05	The WaterPAC	JCS - $128.00