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President’s Report
Highlights of 2004-2005:
New Staff
AWWA Awards
New Pipeline Format
New Newsletter
Regulatory Influence
Incorporation
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New Staff:
Executive Director
 Bill Balfour*
Executive Assistant
 Laura Libralesso
Marketing/Membership Manager
 Rhonda Borean
New Board Member:
 John Braam
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AWWA Update:
 Steve Burns Elected to AWWA
Vice-President
 Education Award (‘04 & ’05)!
 Membership – 3 awards for ’05
 Hershel Guttman to Chair LAC for
2007 AWWA ACE in Toronto
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Regulatory Influence:
OMWA/OWWA Joint Committee
Rod Holme - Chair
Regular Meetings with MOE Initiated
 Input into Proposed SWP Legislation
 Input into MPIR, Proposed Sustainable
Water and Sewerage Systems Legislation
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Regulatory Influence:
 Input into Regulation 170
 Comments on the PTTW Manual
 Input into Regulation 128 – Operator
Training and Certification
 AWWA Proposal to MOE for
assistance on several issues
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Member Involvement
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Walkerton CWC
SWP Implementation Committee
Nutrient Management Advisory
Committee
Drinking Water Quality Management
Standard
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Member Involvement
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Training & Certification
Drinking Water Quality and Testing
Standards Advisory Council
New MOE Design Guidelines
Backflow Prevention Working Group
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OWWA Will Continue to:
 Strengthen partnerships with OMWA,
OWWEA, WEAO, CWWA and others
 Provide input into Regulations
 Encourage Transparency and
Member Involvement
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Incorporation
 OWWA incorporated October 21,
2004
 New by-law accepted by Board
March 10, 2005
 April 1 – AWWA recommends
acceptance of OWWA By-law
 May 8 – OWWA members to ratify
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Incorporation
Name:
 Legal name OWWA
 Business name will remain OWWA – A
Section of AWWA
Article II – Business of the Corporation:
 Required under the Corporations Act
 Clarifies how OWWA will carry out its
business
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Incorporation
Article III – Members
 Service provider members now have an
individual vote under Director Member
category
Article VII – Meetings of Members
 More information to increase transparency
of activities of organization
 Ability to participate in the affairs of the
organization through proxy voting
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Incorporation
Article VIII – Officers
 Outlines the duties of Officers
 Introduction of new officer – SecretaryTreasurer (formerly 1st Vice Chair)
 Chair becomes “President” and Trustees
become “Directors”
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THANKS for your SUPPORT!
Special Thanks to:
Rod Holme
All OWWA Board Members
Tim Lotimer
Susan Poole
Glenn Powell
Bill Balfour
Hershel Guttman