Conference 2001 Photos

Fulfilling the Mission

March 27-29, 2001
Century II Convention Center, Wichita

Above is just a portion of the 960 people who showed up for the Wednesday lunch.


Larry Remmenga, utility director from the City of Concordia, won one of three quilts given out as KRWA's grand door prizes.
 
 
Clinton Thomas, City of Emporia, was the winner of another quilt.

Rhonda Kirkland Young, a cast member of the hit musical Beehive.
 
 
Gary Hanson of the Topeka law firm of Stumbo, Hanson & Hendricks, one of 52 presenters at the 2001 KRWA Conference. An attorney's forum was attended by 20 attorneys representing more than 100 different cities and water districts.
 

The opening of the musical revue by the Headliners from Butler County Community College.
 
 
David Mueller, president of the KRWA Board of Directors, introduced award winners in the Little Theater following the banquet.
 

Kansas Lt. Governor Gary Sherrer spoke to the 750 attending the awards banquet.
 
 
David Warren, City of Wichita, offered the host city's welcome at the Opening Session.
 
 
A panel of master water tasters - David Waldo of KDHE (left), Gary Smith of Rural Development, Ned Webb of KDOCH and Dennis Schwartz, director of KRWA and president of NRWA - decided that Jefferson RWD 13 had the best tasting water in Kansas. But the Hyatt ignored the results of the tasting and served conference-goers Wichita city water.