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FROM THE PUBLISHER’S DESK<br />
CWC and CWAA<br />
Acronyms are a way of life. CWC (for the Clean <strong>Water</strong> Council) and CWAA (for the<br />
Clean <strong>Water</strong> American Alliance) represent the more preeminent water coalitions in<br />
the United States.<br />
The CWC comprises 39 national organizations principally representing contractors,<br />
engineers, manufacturers, suppliers and labor unions. CWAA is more on the<br />
public-sector side and comprises water/wastewater organizations, private water companies,<br />
engineers and academicians.<br />
CWC is all about the construction of water infrastructure. The Council promotes its<br />
cause by advocating federal legislation, such as SRF funding and private activity bonds<br />
to address America’s enormous funding deficiencies for water and wastewater infrastructure.<br />
CWC is spearheaded by the National <strong>Utility</strong> Contractors Association and its<br />
Vice President-Government Affairs Eben Wyman, who directs CWC’s activities. CWC<br />
is doing great things and we were pleased to hold a reception honoring CWC at the<br />
UIM annual Asset <strong>Management</strong> conference held recently in Arlington, Va.<br />
News about CWC can be read online at: www.cleanwatercouncil.org. You will want<br />
to read about the legislative work under way regarding the Sustainable <strong>Water</strong><br />
<strong>Infrastructure</strong> Act that would eliminate the limits on tax-free bonds for water/wastewater<br />
projects. This would allow communities to go the capital markets for private<br />
financing for the construction and repair of these systems.<br />
CWAA is directed by its president, Ben Grumbles, who served as the Assistant<br />
Administrator for <strong>Water</strong> at the U.S. EPA from 2003-2008 and more recently led<br />
Arizona’s Department of Environmental Quality. CWA is all about water sustainability<br />
and improving public awareness of our environmental water issues. CWAA does<br />
this through two councils: the Urban <strong>Water</strong> Sustainability Council and the Business<br />
Advisory Council. The Sustainability Council is chaired by Kevin Shafer of the<br />
Milwaukee Metro Sewage Agency. The Business Council recently named Steve<br />
Maxwell, TechKNOWLEDGEy Strategic Group, as its chairman.<br />
CWAA is advancing its cause in many ways, including the establishment of the U.S.<br />
<strong>Water</strong> Prize program. To some, this program is modeled after the highly regarded<br />
Stockholm <strong>Water</strong> Prize. The inaugural <strong>Water</strong> Prizes were awarded in 2011, celebrating<br />
five individuals and institutions. The 2012 <strong>Water</strong> Prize nominations are open<br />
until Dec. 31. I encourage you to check out the CWAA at its website: www.cleanwateramericaalliance.org<br />
to consider making a nomination for the <strong>Water</strong> Prize.<br />
Lakewood Colorado <strong>Water</strong> Construction Efficiency<br />
Recently Jim Rush, Editor of UIM, and I had the opportunity to visit Lakewood<br />
Colo. We were drawn to the community by the work it is doing rehabilitating the<br />
drinking water system using the trenchless technology method of pipe bursting.<br />
Lakewood’s water is provided by Consolidated Mutual <strong>Water</strong> Company, which has<br />
some 400 miles of drinking water pipelines. The utility has an aggressive program<br />
that in 2011 replaced 34,000 ft of water mains, and using its own crew to complete<br />
the work. The efficiency by Consolidated Mutual <strong>Water</strong><br />
Company in carrying out this work so impressed us that we<br />
decided to present it as the cover story for this issue. Please take<br />
the opportunity to read about the fine water work being done in<br />
Lakewood.<br />
Publisher<br />
Bernard P. Krzys<br />
Associate Publisher<br />
Robert D. Krzys<br />
Editor<br />
James W. Rush<br />
Managing Editors<br />
Sharon M. Bueno<br />
Keith Gribbins<br />
Contributing Editors<br />
Bradley Kramer<br />
Pam Kleineke<br />
Kelly Pickerel<br />
Creative Director<br />
W. M. Conley<br />
Graphic Designers<br />
Sarah E. Hayes<br />
Chris Slogar<br />
Elizabeth Stull<br />
Director of Marketing<br />
Kelly Dadich<br />
Regional Sales Manager<br />
Dan Sisko<br />
Regional Sales Representative<br />
Lindsie Bowman<br />
Audience Development Manager<br />
Alexis R. White<br />
Web & Interactive Manager<br />
Mark Gorman<br />
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year<br />
Bernard P. Krzys<br />
President & Publisher<br />
Editorial & Advertising Offices<br />
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Reprints at 877.652.5295.<br />
10 <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Utility</strong> <strong>Infrastructure</strong> <strong>Management</strong><br />
November/December 2011
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