AMSA Member Update (MU03-21)

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December 19, 2003

AMSA is now accepting nominations for its 2004 National Environmental Achievement Awards (NEAA) program. The NEAA program offers the perfect opportunity to recognize local, state and federal elected/appointed officials for their contributions to the clean water community C and honor your agency and/or individual staff members for notable projects and accomplishments.

NEAA Honors Individual and Member Agency Achievement
Since its inception in 1983, AMSA's NEAA program has honored 155 individuals and 120 member agencies.

Member Update 03-21 provides you with all the information you need to apply for recognition! AMSA's National Environmental Achievement Awards program is pleased to solicit nominations for the 2004 program in the following categories recognizing individual and member agency achievement.

Individual Achievement Awards
A list of the 2003 individual achievement awardees is provided for illustrative purposes.
Public Service — Federal, State or Local Elected or Appointed Officials

• Federal
  • The Honorable George V. Voinovich, (R-OH), U.S. Senate
  • The Honorable Don Young, (R-AK), U.S. House of Representatives

• State
  • The Honorable Edward G. Rendell, Governor, State of Pennsylvania
  • The Honorable W. Tayloe Murphy, Jr., Secretary of Natural Resources, Commonwealth of Virginia
  • J. David Holm, Former Director, Colorado Water Quality Control Division

• Local (representing a service area population greater than 250,000)
  • The Honorable Rudolph “Rudy” C. McCollum, Jr., Mayor, City of Richmond, VA
  • Parke L. Boneysteele, Member, Board of Director, Central Contra Costa Sanitary District, CA
  • Clean Water Coalition
    Chip Maxfield, Chairman, Clark County Sanitation District; Steve Kirk, Councilman, City of Henderson; and Larry Brown, Councilman, City of Las Vegas, NV

• Local (representing a service area population less than 250,000)
  • William J. Ancell, former Public Works Director, City of Boise, ID
  • Charles Lyons, First Vice President, National League of Cities, Chair, Board of Selectmen, Arlington, MA

Distinguished Performance

• Gordon Garner, former Executive Director, Louisville & Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District, KY
• Gurnie Gunter, former Director, Kansas City Water Department, MO

Environment

• David K. Hufford, former Division Manager, Wastewater Operations, City of Tacoma, WA
• Prakasam Tata, former Assistant Director of Research and Development, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, IL

A complete, historical listing of past NEAA individual achievement honorees can be found on AMSA’s website, http://www.amsa-cleanwater.org/membership/neaa.cfm.

Member Agency Achievement Awards
Visit AMSA’s website for a complete listing of past member agency honorees – www.amsa-cleanwater.org/membership/neaa.cfm - in all categories.

• Research & Technology
• Operations
• Public Service
• Public Information & Education

Get Recognized —Apply Today!
Enclosed is information on the eligibility and criteria requirements for each award as well as instructions for submitting nominations. Applications must be received by AMSA's National Office no later than Friday, December 19, 2003. All applications require a signature endorsement of the nominating agency's representative to AMSA. Be sure to indicate your agency's chief elected official(s) on the application form. AMSA's National Office will notify your local officials (as indicated on the application form) if your agency is selected for an award.

AMSA's Awards Committee will review each application and select honorees during AMSA's 2004 Winter Conference, From Crisis to Opportunity… Strengthening Your Utility’s Assets, February 3-6, 2004, in Los Angeles, CA. The 2004 National Environmental Achievement Awards will be presented at a special awards luncheon during AMSA's National Environmental Policy Forum & 34th Annual Meeting in Washington, DC, May 22-26, 2004.

Questions?
Contact Shawnita Dickens, 202/833-1444 or sdickens@amsa-cleanwater.org, for additional information.

Attachments:

• 2004 NEAA Eligibility And Criteria Information and
  2004 NEAA Nomination Guidelines and Checklist (pdf, ~127 KB)
• 2004 NEAA Application (pdf, ~73 KB)

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