President’s Report Highlights of : New Staff AWWA Awards New Pipeline Format New Newsletter Regulatory Influence Incorporation

President’s Report New Staff: Executive Director  Bill Balfour* Executive Assistant  Laura Libralesso Marketing/Membership Manager  Rhonda Borean New Board Member:  John Braam

President’s Report AWWA Update:  Steve Burns Elected to AWWA Vice-President  Education Award (‘04 & ’05)!  Membership – 3 awards for ’05  Hershel Guttman to Chair LAC for 2007 AWWA ACE in Toronto

President’s Report Regulatory Influence: OMWA/OWWA Joint Committee Rod Holme - Chair  Regular Meetings with MOE Initiated  Input into Proposed SWP Legislation  Input into MPIR, Proposed Sustainable Water and Sewerage Systems Legislation

President’s Report Regulatory Influence:  Input into Regulation 170  Comments on the PTTW Manual  Input into Regulation 128 – Operator Training and Certification  AWWA Proposal to MOE for assistance on several issues

President’s Report Member Involvement  Walkerton CWC  SWP Implementation Committee  Nutrient Management Advisory Committee  Drinking Water Quality Management Standard

President’s Report Member Involvement  Training & Certification  Drinking Water Quality and Testing Standards Advisory Council  New MOE Design Guidelines  Backflow Prevention Working Group

President’s Report OWWA Will Continue to:  Strengthen partnerships with OMWA, OWWEA, WEAO, CWWA and others  Provide input into Regulations  Encourage Transparency and Member Involvement

President’s Report Incorporation  OWWA incorporated October 21, 2004  New by-law accepted by Board March 10, 2005  April 1 – AWWA recommends acceptance of OWWA By-law  May 8 – OWWA members to ratify

President’s Report Incorporation Name:  Legal name OWWA  Business name will remain OWWA – A Section of AWWA Article II – Business of the Corporation:  Required under the Corporations Act  Clarifies how OWWA will carry out its business

President’s Report Incorporation Article III – Members  Service provider members now have an individual vote under Director Member category Article VII – Meetings of Members  More information to increase transparency of activities of organization  Ability to participate in the affairs of the organization through proxy voting

President’s Report Incorporation Article VIII – Officers  Outlines the duties of Officers  Introduction of new officer – Secretary- Treasurer (formerly 1st Vice Chair)  Chair becomes “President” and Trustees become “Directors”

President’s Report THANKS for your SUPPORT! Special Thanks to: Rod Holme All OWWA Board Members Tim Lotimer Susan Poole Glenn Powell Bill Balfour Hershel Guttman