Water and wastewater professionals from across Kentucky will be gathering for Kentucky Rural Water Association’s 2012 Management Conference on February 22-23, 2012 at the Sloan Convention Center and the Holiday Inn University Plaza Hotel in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Measuring Success One Drop at a Time will focus on the achievements of our industry and the impact of our progress throughout the years.

KRWA wishes to take this opportunity to thank 2nd District Congressman Brett Guthrie, for becoming the first Kentucky Congressman to Co-sponsor H.R. 1340, the “End Unnecessary Costs Caused by Report Mailing Act of 2011.” The KRWA supported legislation will allow the nation’s drinking water utilities to save money and increase efficiency by utilizing modern communications technology when sharing annual water quality reports with their customers. H.R. 1340, if enacted, would save Kentucky’s public water systems approximately $725,000 annually in mailing costs alone.

By Cheryl Truman — ctruman@herald-leader.com
Kentucky’s colleges and universities are trying to kick the plastic water bottle habit. Their solution? Installing “hydration stations” that give students, faculty and staff all the tap water they can pour into their own multi-use containers.
Some colleges elsewhere — including the College of St. Benedict and Macalester College in Minnesota, and the University of Winnipeg in Manitoba — have banned the sale of bottled water altogether. Kentucky’s colleges are taking a more moderate approach.
Much of the movement …

Plans are underway for Kentucky Rural Water Association’s 32nd Annual Conference and Exhibition, scheduled for August 29 through August 31, 2011 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel and Lexington Convention Center in Lexington, Kentucky. We are anticipating another great Annual Conference but we need YOU to make it happen! Registration is available online and be watching your mail for printed information arriving soon!

Kentucky Rural Water Association’s 2011 EXPO was held May 25 – 26 at the Nelson County Fairground in Bardstown, Kentucky. A little stormy weather failed to dampen the spirits of the crowd of nearly 400 attendees who gathered for the popular exposition that combines indoor/outdoor equipment demonstrations, the latest technology and operator certification hours, not to mention great food, and networking! Attendees also had the choice of playing in the golf scramble at the beautiful My Old Kentucky Home Golf Course or participating in a Bass Tournament at Sympson Lake, …

FRANKFORT, KY.– Since declaring a state of emergency nearly three weeks ago, Governor Steve Beshear made his third trip to western Kentucky earlier this week, continuing his strong support of local, state and federal relief efforts for flood victims there.
“From day one, my administration has worked diligently to aid recovery in the areas of the Commonwealth hit hard by this flooding,” Beshear said. “At this stage, we continue to not only monitor and assist these communities but also work with federal officials …

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Spokesman Keith Todd says patience is going to be an important commodity for area commuters in the western part of the state for another week or more. Floodwaters are expected to drop very slowly, particularly along the Tradewater River that has cut off transportation links in about six counties. Even after floodwaters recede, Todd says highway crews will need time to clear debris from driving surfaces, then inspect road levees and bridges to assure they are safe for traffic to resume.

The second week of the special legislative session on Medicaid funding saw two proposals passed in bill form– first in House Bill 1, then in a very different HB 1 as amended and passed in the Senate. And toward week’s end the chambers were back near square one, still locked in a familiar dance, once again looking to be consigned to a fruitless conference committee, still butting heads over their fundamentally different approaches to solving the problem that brought them there.

Water and wastewater professionals from across Kentucky will be gathering for Kentucky Rural Water Association’s 2011 Management Conference on February 23-24, 2011 at the Sloan Convention Center and the Holiday Inn University Plaza Hotel in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The KRWA Think Tank will attract our industry’s best and brightest for a discussion of trends and ideas affecting water and wastewater utilities.

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Hal Rogers (KY-05) welcomed Michael R. Higdon as his new Chief of staff as Rogers’ veteran, Will Smith, will be serving in a new role on the Appropriations Committee.

“I am pleased to announce that at the start of the new Congress, Michael Higdon will be serving as my Chief of Staff and Will Smith will be serving as the Deputy Staff Director of the Appropriations Committee,” said Rogers. “Both Michael and Will have worked for many years in my office and I have found them to be trusted advisors who have