To
monitor legislative and regulatory developments: to improve
WWA membership access to timely information on legislative
and regulatory matters of interest to the industry; to
promote WWA’s image as a “leader of industry information”
with state and federal legislators, regulatory agencies, and
organizations with common interests; and to assist the WWA
Board in formulating positions and action plans on
legislative and regulatory matters of interest to the
industry.
The
link below is for the Wisconsin Legislative Notification
Service. It's free and anyone can sign up by registering
a user name and password. You can track legislation
by House or Senate committee, author, or subject matter. You
can specify how often you want to receive email updates.
http://notify.legis.state.wi.us
From the link below, you can check the status of proposed
administrative rules. You either need to know the
clearinghouse rule number or you can perform a search for a
particular administrative code chapter, etc.
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lc/adminrules/index.htm
Legislative and Regulatory Affairs
Seminar Presentations - May
2007
Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Committee
Minutes - September
2007
2008 Regulatory Affairs Seminar Brochure
2008 Regulatory Affairs Seminar Online Registration
2008 Goals
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Monitor state and federal legislative and regulatory
activities, identify those specific issues of interest
and concern to Wisconsin water utilities, and keep the
membership informed of important issues relevant to
Wisconsin’s water industry through timely and effective
communications.
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Promote communications and
establish working relationships with state and federal
legislators and their staffs, with key regulatory
personnel, and with environmental and other
organizations with common interests.
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Make recommendations to the Board
of Trustees for resolutions that set forth WWA’s
position on pending legislation and regulations at the
state and federal level.
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Develop WWA
procedures and identify methods to effectively mobilize
WWA members to positively influence legislation and
regulations affecting Wisconsin’s water industry.
SUMMARY OF KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
The
committee appointed and sponsored a WWA representative to
the annual AWWA Fly-In in Washington DC, bringing WWA issues
to the attention of Federal Legislators and their staff.
Chaired the 16th Annual Regulatory Affairs Seminar and
presented successful day-long seminar attended by over 70
participants.
Explored the possibility of joining forces with WRWA, WWA
and MEG in an attempt to increase the lobbying potential for
the Municipal Water Utilities in Wisconsin. During the 2007
calendar year, we were unable to work out a relationship
with WRWA.
In
September of 2007, a memorandum of Understanding was entered
into by MEG and WWA that will allow MEG and WWA to join
together and lobby on two current issues, the Groundwater
Quantity Act and the Great Lakes Compact.
2008 COMMITTEE ROSTER
|
Name |
Address |
Contact |
|
David Wasserburger
Chair
|
Marshfield Utilities
2000 S Roddis Ave.
Marshfield, WI 54449 |
Ph 715-387-1195 ext
353
Fx 715-389-2016
wasser@marshfieldutilities.org |
|
Dan Duchniak
Vice Chair |
Waukesha Water Utility
115 Delafield Street
Waukesha, WI 53188 |
Ph 262-521-5272 ext
518
Fx 262-521-5265
dduchniak@waukesha-water.com |
|
Dave
Lewis
Board Liaison |
Kenosha Water Utility
4401 Green Bay Road
Kenosha, WI 53144 |
Ph 262-653-4331
Fx 262-653-4362
dave.lewis@kenoshawater.org |
|
Dan Lynch
|
Janesville Water &
Wastewater
P.O. Box 5005
Janesville, WI 53547 |
Ph 608-755-3115
Fx 608-755-3125
lynchd@ci.janesville.wi.us |
|
Andy
Mullendore
|
Strand Associates Inc.
910 W. Wingra Drive
Madison, WI 53715 |
Ph 608-251-4843
andy.mullendore@strand.com |
|
Steven Yttri
|
City of Oak Creek
170 W. Drexel Ave.
Oak Creek, WI 53154 |
Ph 414-570-8210
Fx 414-570-215
syttri@water.oak-creek.wi.us
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