Delaware Rural Water Association Receives National Award in Training &
Technical Assistance
National Rural Water Association (NRWA) is pleased to announce that
the Delaware Rural Water Association won the Excellence in Training
and Technical Assistance award at NRWA’s Annual Tribute to Excellence
Awards Ceremony held in Dallas, Texas, on September 27, 2006.
The Excellence in Training and Technical Assistance Award recognizes
that training is the cornerstone for this association. Delaware Rural
Water Association knows how to assist water and wastewater systems
across their state with excellent training and technical help.
The NRWA Awards in Excellence program was established to recognize the
outstanding efforts of the member state affiliates, their staff, and
special members of the rural water industry.
The National Rural Water Association is a non-profit federation of
State Rural Water Associations. Its mission: to provide state
associations with support services to meet the needs of their
membership. NRWA is America’s largest utility association with over
25,735 members. Historically, NRWA’s state associations have trained
over 55,000 water and wastewater system personnel each year for two
decades. They also provide over 100,000 on-site technical assistance
visits each year.
Delaware Anti-Terrorism Tip
Line
Important Information Regarding
Increased Awareness Regarding Potential Theft of Chlorine Gas
Cylinders From Water Treatment Facilities: A Message from the
Delaware Information & Analysis Center and Delaware State Police
Intelligence Section
Have you had any incidents relating to
the theft or tampering with chlorine cylinders that you are aware
of? If so, what are the details?
Unsecured/unguarded chlorine cylinders
can be a potential target for theft by terrorists. Chlorine gas
could be used by terrorists to facilitate a domestic chemical attack
causing panic, injuries, and economic losses, or death. Take steps
to ensure all cylinders are secured, including tamper proof locks
and secured fencing.
With many domestic and international
hazards threatening our homeland. Please report all suspicious
incidents to Law Enforcement, and follow up with a call to the
DELAWARE ANTI TERRORISM TIP LINE
1-800- FORCE-1-2
IF YOU SEE SOMETHING SAY SOMETHING
The Chlorine Institute has put together a document called “Site
Security Guidelines for Chlorine Facilities”. The guidelines
can be found on the Chlorine Institute’s website at
www.chlorineinstitute.org.
Locks of Love - Donated Hair
Remember the song “Hair” sung by the
Cowsills? I feel these lyrics match what Lori Brown, wastewater
operator for Severn Trent at the City of Lewes, did by growing a foot
of hair that was cut at CK’s Hair Port in Lewes and then donating this
wonderful gift to Locks of Love.
What is Locks of Love?
Locks of Love is a nonprofit
organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged
children under age 18, suffering from long-term medical hair loss.
Most of the children helped by Locks of Love have lost their hair due
to a medical condition called alopecia areata, which has no known
cause or cure. The prostheses they provide help to restore their
self-esteem and their confidence, enabling them to face the world and
their peers.
Did anyone notice at the National Rural
Water Conference that our own Ely Bromley, Wastewater Technician for
Michigan, was sporting a short hair cut? Well, guess what? He has
donated his Locks of Love three times now!
In Memory of Cathy Jones
The Delaware Rural Water Association
would like to express our sincere condolences to the family and
co-workers at the South Coastal Wastewater Treatment Facility. Cathy
Jones passed away on Wednesday, November 1, 2006.
Cathy held a Level III license and had
worked for South Coastal since January 1, 2001. She was their weekend
operator. She previously worked for Allen’s in Harbeson.
Services were held on November 8th in
Wilmington. Cathy is survived by one daughter and six grandchildren.
She will be missed by all.
Final Ground Water
Rule
Visit the EPA Safewater Web site,
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/disinfection/gwr.
Water
Management in Schools and Physical Plants
Delaware Rural Water Association
sponsored the training session, Water Management in Schools and
Physical Plants, on October 10, 2006, with Rod Miller , Share
Corporation, and Ken Niblett, Millsboro Public Works as the
instructors. Between these two gentlemen, they have 62 years of
experience in their respective fields.
This session covered the proper
understanding and subsequent use of chemicals and related equipment
within the school and physical plant, the perils of chemical miss-use,
and the adverse effects such actions can pass on to the wastewater
treatment facilities, water treatment systems and the environment.
This seminar was to enhance knowledge of
environmental protection between government agencies and we would
like, in the future, to extend this type of training to private
businesses and the public in general.
Middletown Dedicates New Water Tower
On November 21st,
2006, Middletown dedicated their new 1.5 million gallon water tower.
The dedication was conducted by Mayor Kenneth L. Branner, Jr., and
Artesian Water Company representative, Diane Taylor.
The tower is a joint project between the
Town of Middletown and Artesian Water Company. Alan Johnson and Andy
McNatt of the Middletown Water Department were also in attendance and
gave me a guided tour of the new water storage facility. The tower
was filled on November 15th.
