Water Heroes: Diana Butler
Diana Butler recently left the Vermont Rural Water Association after five years as a Water System Specialist and Source Protection Specialist. She helped countless water systems, and her endless enthusiasm will be missed!
Service Line Inventories required by the new the Lead & Copper Rule Revisions
All water systems subject to the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR) must create a Service Line Inventory and Lead Service Line Replacement Plan (if required) by October 16, 2024.
Canaan Fire District #1 Enters Great American Water Taste Test
Canaan Fire District #1 won the title of best tasting water in Vermont during a statewide competition in 2022. Now it will compete in a national water taste test in Washington, D.C. on February 8.
Water Heroes: Stub Parker
Leslie (Stub) Parker retired from Danville’s Wastewater Treatment Facility at the end of October after 39 years as the Chief Operator.
Stub was the first, and only, operator from the facility’s opening in 1983 to his retirement in 2022.
Your O&M Manual: A useful guide or a thorn in your side?
Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Manuals are considered living documents, so they should be updated whenever something at your system changes. Ideally, this manual is not just fulfilling the requirements of the Water Supply Rule, but is a useful guide for the water system.