Kansas LifeLine

The November 2011 issue of KRWA's magazine, The Kansas Lifeline, has been delivered, replete with preview for 2012 Conference & Exhibition, legislation, political issues, technical help, financial advice, and community news, as well as favorites: Letters, Fun & Philosophy, and Bits & Pieces! View articles by clicking on the Magazine's Table of Contents page below. If this online sampling of the magazine piques your interest, you can obtain a hard copy full edition of our Award Winning publication by emailing or calling the KRWA office. 

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2 Letters 4 First Management & Leadership Training is a Success 6 It’s Time to End the Mailing Requirement for the Consumer Confidence Report 8 Legally Relevant: Avoiding Problems in Paying Employees 12 Recipe for Success – 45th Annual Conference & Exhibition, March 27-29, Wichita 14 New Board/Council Members Need Nurturing 18 Operator-In-Training Program Appreciated by New Operators in Kansas 20 KRWA Introduces KRWA E-Train, a New Online Training Program for Cities and RWDs 24 Exercising Waterline Valves is First Step to Rejuvenating Them 26 Regal Training Fills a Need for KRWA Staff 28 Leavenworth Water Department Makes Emergency Response to 2011 Flood 34 Computer Corner: Making Wise Use of Technology; Being Practical About Obsolescence 38 Kansas Water System Contaminated Due to Birds Accessing Storage Tank 42 CRP Still Popular, Enhanced by Voluntary Public Access Program 48 Washington RWD 1 Equips to Provide Future Water Supply Needs 52 Atchison Consolidated RWD 5 Becomes Major Water Supplier 56 "Going Green" in Greensburg 59 KAN STEP Grant Goes to Volunteers in Esbon to Construct a New Fire Station 62 Tuttle Creek Lake WRAPS Receives National Recognition From EPA 65 Want to Improve Your Utility’s Cash Flow? Today’s Banking Technology Can Help 66 How Assistance and Objective Thinking Helped Our RWD Evolve 68 Buhler’s New Plant Addresses Arsenic Removal, Iron and Manganese Too 72 Circus Act: Are You a Juggler or Plate Spinner? 76 "Cloud Computing" May Hold Key for Added Efficiency of GPS Mapping 79 Ergs, Joules & Such – Notes on Energy Savings 80 KRWA Has New Pressure Tank for Water System Use 82 Leak Detection Technologies Used at Bonner Springs to Locate Leaks in Distribution System 86 Purchased Water and Its Un-billed "Additional" Cost 88 Regulatory Reforms Being Requested by Rural Water 90 Bits & Pieces 93 Q & A for Operators 95 Advertisers Index 96 Fun & Philosophy

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