Chair

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Chairs Report

• GOOD WORK EVERYONE!!!!!!

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Chairs Report

• Interactions with the Ministries
• Partnerships
• Membership
• Section allotment

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Accomplishments

• Fall OWWA / OMWA / MOE Workshops
• 51 locations
• gt800 attendees
• again??

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Accomplishments

• Meetings with Ministries
• Environment
• Agriculture and Food
• Municipal Affairs and Housing
• Public Infrastructure Renewal
• Responses to
• Draft Regulations
• White Papers..

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Appointments

• OWWA Member Appointments
• Walkerton CWCE Legacy Trust
• Source Water Protection Implementation Committee
• Nutrient Management Advisory Committee
• Drinking Water Quality Management Standard
• Training Certification
• Canadian Council on Human Resources in the
  Environment
• Drinking Water Quality and Testing Standards
  Advisory Council

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Accomplishments

• Ministries contacting OWWA
• Through section office
• Direct to committees
• Must follow internal communications protocol
• Keep the Chair and Board in the loop
• Ensure consistent messages are sent

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Whats to Come?

• Still much regulatory activity
• Expected to continue for a few years
• Labour-intensive
• Joe Castrilli, Judy MacDonald, OWWA/OMWA Joint
  Committee, others
• Section allotment
• ..PLEASE VOTE!!!
• ..PLEASE GET OTHERS TO VOTE!!!

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Whats to Come?

• Continue to strengthen partnerships
• OMWA, OWWEA, WEAO, CWWA.
• Membership
• Encourage membership from more diverse areas
• Encourage turnover and renewal of membership on
  OWWA committees
• Check volunteer applications regularly
• Consider different levels of experience

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WHO GETS THE CREDIT?

• YOU DO!
• All the VOLUNTEERS
• Committee Chairs
• Board Members
• Susan and Glenn
• Rod Holme, Wayne Stiver, Steve Burns
• Joe Castrilli and Judy MacDonald

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SOME SPECIALTHANKS

• Wayne Stiver
• Wayne Miller
• Tim Lotimer

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THANK YOU VERY MUCH, EVERYONE!

• Keep up the good work!!

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AWWA Directors Report

• Highlights for 2003 and 2004
• Over 57,000 members and growing
• Ontario is ranked 17th of 43 Sections
• New Draft Strategic Plan
• AWWA is the authoritative resource on safe
  water
• More Certification Programs
• 3 per year growth
• A different Governance Structure

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AWWA Directors Report

• Awards and Appointments
• Section Education Award
• Club Seven Membership Award
• Steve Bonk Abel Wolman Award
• John Anderson -- Treasurer
• Pat Lachmaniuk -- Chair of T E Council
• -------------
• ACE in Orlando June 13 to 17

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Communications Council
1st Vice Chair Brian Jobb
Communications Council
Communications Committee Water for People
Canada
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Communications Committee

• Committee Members
• Chair Pat Lachmaniuk
• Vice-Chair Emma Murphy
• Susan Andrews
• Ghassen Ghali
• Brian Jobb
• Lee Anne Jones
• Rosemary Kelleher-MacLennan
• Tim Lotimer
• Tom Moulton
• Grant Murphy
• Very Polyakova
• Susan Poole
• Glen Powell

• Focus
• Ensure members receive current information on
  section and association activities proactively
  ID drinking water issues facilitate the transfer
  of information to the drinking water community,
  media, regulators and the general public
• Goal
• Communicate OWWAs position on topical issues
• Timely communications with the media strengthen
  communication with members and volunteer groups
• Improve transparency of committee activities to
  our members
• Provide supervision in the publication and
  maintenance of newsletters, publications and
  website

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Water for People

• Focus
• Provide Fundraising Support for Water Supply and
  Sanitation projects in Developing Countries
• Goals and Activities
• Develop Corporate Sponsors from within the water
  industry
• Conduct fundraising activities such as heart
  sales, silent auctions, etc.
• Provide educational material and presentations on
  water needs
• Develop innovative methods of encouraging
  sponsorship

• Committee Members
• Chair Guy Le Patourel
• Vice Chair Elia Edwards
• Marilyn Bechtold
• David Brook
• Ian Douglas
• Saad Jasim
• Bryan Karney
• Sigrid Peldszus
• Brian Pett
• Alex Redekopp
• Deborah Ross
• Mark Staffen

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Conference Management Council
2nd Vice Chair Joe Salter
Conference Management Council
Conference Program Local Arrangements
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2004Program Committee

• Committee Members
• Chair Joe Salter
• Vice-Chair Anita Smith
• Deanna Barrow
• Michael Brooks
• Heather Broomer
• Zoran Filinov
• Quirien Muylwyk
• Jane Urbanic
• Liza Ballantyne

• Terry Lang
• Doug Parker
• Susan Poole
• Robin Slawson
• Jim Robinson
• Peter Busatto
• John Shurr
• Jerry Klaus

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Local Arrangements Committee

• Committee Members
• Chair Deanna Barrow
• Sal Iannello
• Susan Poole
• Joe Salter
• Terry Lang
• Alison Sivers
• Doug Parker
• Rhonda McCabe
• Ed Dujlovic
• Joe Nicosia
• Tim Stuart

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Conference Highlights for 2004

• Protecting the Source
• Trade Show BIG TIME!
• Wide Range of Opinion During the Plenary Sessions
• Outstanding Technical and Poster Sessions
• Student Resume Board
• Return of Companion Program
• Golf Tournament
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Water Utility Council
TRUSTEE Mike Tobalt
TRUSTEE Anita Smith
Water Utility Council
Management
Small Systems
Water Rates
Government Affairs
Water Efficiency Youth Education
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Management Committee

• Focus
• 1. Comment on recent MOE initiatives WQMS,
  Source Water Protection, Operator Training and
  Certification Requirements
• 2. Developed Strategic Direction for committee
• Advance Best Management Policies/Procedures/Practi
  ces
• Disseminate Management Information
• 3. Developed draft T of R for a new Water
  Quality Committee
• 4. Preparation for a fall 2004 management related
  workshop/seminar

• Committee Members
• Chair - Thomas Schmidt
• Vice-Chair John Braam
• Craig Herbert
• Jamie Powell
• Jerry Klaus
• Brian Pett
• Wayne Stiver
• Tim Murphy
• Wayne Miller

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Small Systems Committee

• Focus
• Papers at area conferences on water treatment
  topics
• Distribute small systems flyer to area
  conferences with mentors list
• Liaison with Training and Certification and new
  Ad Hoc Committee on training
• To review InfraGuide best practice on Small
  Water System O M Practices
• Anyone interested in stepping up to be the chair?

• Committee Members
• Chair Robert LeCraw
• Bob Doupe
• Mohammed Karim
• Norm Lawrence
• Matt Uza
• Lowell Yorke
• John Levie

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Water Rates Committee

• Focus
• OWWAs Survey of Municipal Water Rates
  Operations Benchmarking every 2 years
• 2001 survey completed in May 2002
• Statistics for water consumption and billing have
  remained the same since 1999
• Board passed a motion that no further survey take
  place until an Ad-hoc committee can look at how
  rates are established (possible best practice as
  an output)

• Committee Members
• Chair Bob Goodings
• Tony Haslam
• Ad-hoc Committee Members
• Michael Tobalt
• Bob Goodings
• Brian Jobb
• WEAO rep
• OMWA rep

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Government Affairs Committee

• Committee Members
• Chair Mike Lywood
• Mike Fortin
• Larry Moore
• Lloyd Murray
• Karen Tully
• Michel Chevalier
• Abhay Tadwalkar
• Haneef Mian
• Indra Prashad
• John Rudnickas
• David Kellendonk
• Vinay Mehta

• Focus
• Monitor and interact with provincial and
  municipal governments to communicate OWWAs
  position on legislative and regulatory matters
  that affect water systems in Ontario
• Provide input on new legislation including the
  SDWA, Bill 175 and Ontario Regulation 170/03
• Monitor activities related to the Great Lakes
  Charter
• Provide input to Ministry of Health on developing
  a Boil Water Advisory Protocol

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Water Efficiency Committee

• Focus
• Dedicated to advancing water use reduction by
  influencing government policies and promoting
  water-efficient technologies and practices
• Activities
• Water Efficiency Awards
• Water Efficiency session at OWWA/OMWA conference
• Participation in Childrens Water Festivals
• Discussions with MOE regarding the Permit to Take
  Water Program
• Plumbing Code discussions regarding legislation
  changes

• Committee Members
• Chair Ken Sharratt
• Darlene McNichol
• Kingsley Blease
• Michael Brooks
• Tracy Patterson
• Steve Gombos
• Martin Lavictoire
• Mike Loudon
• Cate Soroczan
• Stacey Nicol
• Pamela Georgopoulos
• Cam Vantandoust

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Youth Education Committee

• Focus
• Involve school aged youth with water related
  issues
• Activities
• Co-presented a workshop on Youth Education
  Initiatives with the Childrens Water Education
  Council in Kitchener
• Was awarded a 340,000 Trillium Foundation Grant
  to develop Just Add Water activity trailers
  (Water Festival Starter Kits) across Ontario
• Water Festival activity centre is set up at 2004
  Conference

• Committee Members
• Chair Grant Murphy
• Christopher Howard
• Jane Challen Urbanic
• Susan Reid
• Keirstyn Eric

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Technical Educational Council
TRUSTEE Bob LeCraw
TRUSTEE Tom Moulton
TRUSTEE Wayne Stiver
Technical Educational Council
Groundwater University Forum Treatment Computer
Applications Distribution Water Quality Source
Water Protection Training and Certification
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Groundwater Committee

• Focus
• To identify and respond to issues related to
  ground water
• Provide knowledge and conduct seminars to OWWA
  members
• Educate the public on groundwater issues
• Achievements-Present and Future
• Organized Workshop on GUDI
• Participation in Groundwater Session for
  Conference
• Preparing 2004 Fall Workshop

• Committee Members
• Chair Jim Robinson
• Vice Chair Heather Malcolmson
• Theo Beukeboom
• Ken Campbell
• Bill Davidson
• Paul Eybergen
• Simon Gautrey
• John Harris
• Ken Howard
• Rob Kell
• Lloyd Lemon
• Tony Lotimer

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University Forum Committee

• Committee Members
• Chair Ron Hofmann
• Bill Allison
• Robin Slawson

• Focus
• To disseminate information about benefits of
  Utility/University collaboration
• Co-ordinate the University Forum at the Annual
  Conference
• Support technical, educational and research
  activities within OWWA

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Treatment Committee

• Focus
• To advance and disseminate knowledge related to
  achieving the highest quality water for municipal
  purposes.
• Liaise and respond with various authorities and
  agencies such as the MOE, MOH, Health Canada,
  etc.
• Prepare and co-ordinate papers for the OMWA/OWWA
  Annual Conference
• Prepare articles for publication and develop
  educational seminars and workshops

• Committee Members
• Chair Saad Jasim
• Vice-Chair William B. Anderson
• Tony Edmonds
• Mike Gundry
• Ron Hofmann
• Caroline Korn
• Juliann (Sladic) MacLean
• Beverly Mollard
• Tammy Rose
• Anita Smith
• Olga Vrentzos

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Computer Applications Committee

• Committee Members
• Chair Mark Robinson
• Devan Thomas
• Karen Cellucci
• Ron Hofmann
• Vera Polyakova
• Jim ODonnell
• Paul Eldridge
• David Atkins
• David Fountain
• Ron Whitmell

• Focus
• Assemble disseminate information related to use
  of computer technology and information systems
  for water operations maintenance
• Liaise with other groups, agencies and
  associations to share resources in implementation
  of a Municipal Utility Database
• Implementation of the OWWA Web feature Hometown
  Gallery
• Pipeline Articles

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Distribution Committee

• Focus
• Engineering, Construction, Operations and
  Maintenance of water supply and distribution
  system
• Liaise with various authorities and associations
  such as OMWA, CWWA, Building Code officials and
  Fire Marshals office
• Prepare and co-ordinate papers for the OM/OWWA
  annual conference and for specialty seminars
• Prepare articles for publication

• Committee Members
• Chair Rob Gillis
• Tony Edmonds
• Greg Choquette
• Rob Cowan
• Quirien Muylwyk
• Niall Robertson
• Bob Andrews
• Tom Moulton
• Alain Lalonde
• Hans Kamping
• John Krug
• Yvonne Mackwood

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Source Water Protection Committee

• Committee Members
• Tim Lotimer
• Nick Benkovich
• Peter Busatto
• Eric Hodgins
• Mike Price
• Terry Spiers
• Mark Schiller
• Roland Welker

• Focus
• Issues related to the protection of ground and
  surface source water
• Provided technical support to the Chair during
  preparation of the report on Watershed Based
  Source Protection Planning Framework (submitted
  to the Government April 2003) and on-going during
  the Implementation Committee (one of the two new
  expert committees on SPP)
• With WEAO December 2003 Watershed Management
  Seminar

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Training Certification Committee
Committee Members Chair Brian Pett Vice Chair
Don Currie Maq Ahmad Jane Bonsteel Heather
Broomer Martin Bugden Dave Durant Dan Lynch Ed
Symons

• Focus
• Investigate the role OWWA should have in the
  development delivery of training programs
• MOE Operator Certification Advisory Committee
• Review Occupational Standards for Operators
• Review Training Standards for Operators

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Member ServicesCouncil
TRUSTEE Wayne Miller
Member Services Council
Membership Continuing Education Young
Professionals Publications
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Membership Committee

• Committee Members
• Chair Ray Miller
• Vice Chair Mike Brown
• Secretary Olena Gordiyenko
• Steve Yake
• Daniella Agenllini
• Heather Broomer
• Laurie Lotimer
• Jerry Boc

• Focus
• Recruiting new association members
• Prevent the loss of current members
• Develop/promote value of membership
• Encourage involvement of members in association
  activities and committees
• Produce the membership directory in co-operation
  with the Publications

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Member Involvement andDiversity Committee

• Plans are being finalized to combine the function
  of this committee with the Membership Committee.

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Continuing Education Committee

• Focus
• Organized 2003 Spring Workshop (171) and Fall
  Management Seminar (121) Attendees. Both well
  received
• The 2004 Spring Workshop will address Water
  System Operation Maintenance issues
• Fall Seminar planned for November (TBA)

• Committee Members
• Chair Maqbool Ahmad
• Roland Barbazza
• Bob Doupe
• Tom Ferguson
• Bernie Kuslikis
• David Constable
• Dave Durant
• Vera Polyakova
• John Wraight
• Ghassan P.P. Ghali
• Caroline Holt-Smith
• Ernie Ting

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Young Professionals Committee

• Focus
• Committee working hard to create programs of
  interest for YPs including seminars, social
  outings and plant tours
• YP Game Seek out and talk to the YPs to get
  involved!
• YP Reception on Monday following afternoon
  sessions - all welcome
• Organized the YP Technical Session
• Visit the YP display at the Poster Session for
  more information

• Committee Members
• Chair Liza Ballantyne
• Past Chair Sandra LaTorre
• Quirien Muylwyk
• Doreen Benson
• Jane Challen-Urbanic
• Jennifer Watt
• Jodi Cumin
• Susan Williams
• Darren Romain

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Publications Committee

• Committee Members
• Chair Gary Houghton
• Leslie Benson
• Brad Dunmore

• Focus
• Publish issues of the Pipeline
• Publish the membership directory a minimum of
  every two years in co-operation with the
  Membership Committee
• Oversee the preparation, printing and
  distribution of these publications and to ensure
  these tasks are carried out on time and under
  budget