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• Congratulations to Jerry Stevens, General Manager of West Des Moines, Iowa Water Works, for his recent election as President-Elect of the American Water Works Association! - 1/27/2010
   

• Iowa Section AWWA Membership Committee fundraiser raised $7,620 for the Hays Pure Water For All Foundation. To find out how to become a member of the Iowa Section AWWA, visit the Membership webpage.
   

• AWWA Press Release - American Water Works Association and Water Environment Federation release "Competency Model" to encourage water careers. To read the full press release, click here.
   

• Efforts are underway to bring water and wastewater curriculums to local community colleges. To view the presentation made by Bob Watson during the Business Meeting of the annual IA-AWWA conference, click here. View the draft curriculums.
   

• IA-AWWA encourages the Iowa Department of Public Health to consider water and wastewater first responders in the allocation of the H1N1 vaccinations. To read IA-AWWA Chair Tim Wilson's letter to the Iowa Department of Public Health, click here.
   

• Iowa Section AWWA Library Materials Available
  Reference materials are available for Section members to checkout. To find out more information on how to checkout materials and to see a list of materials available, visit the Section Library page.
   

• Iowa Section AWWA comments on proposed amendments to Chapter 64 regarding well construction discharge permits. To read comments submitted to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources by IA-AWWA Chair, Tim Wilson, click here.

   

• AWWA Legislative Alert - Water Trust Fund Bill

  On July 14, U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., introduced a bill that would create a $10 billion annual federal trust fund aimed at addressing water and wastewater infrastructure needs. To find out more about this bill, click here for the AWWA press release or visit the AWWA Government Affairs website.

    

• Information Technology Committee members sought.  The Public Information Committee is proposing to form a new Information Technology Committee.  If you have an interest in using technology to further the drinking water industry, please contact the Webmaster.  (November 17, 2008).
   

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