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2	Letters
6	Rural water/municipal planning – a strategy for success? 2008 Conference: training, technology, fellowship, teamwork
8	2008 Conference: training, technology, fellowship, teamwork
12	$1.4 million upgrade helps Cherokee RWD 3 meet demands
16	Making changes for over 30 years, Butler RWD 3, ‘76 -‘08
20	Kansas mutual aid and emergency response = teamwork
24	City of Atchison addressing combined sewer overflows
28	St. Francis KAN STEP – working in the extreme!
32	New database program is takeoff from tried and proven program
34	Is now a good time to refinance debt?
38	Why update the browser?
42	Legally Relevant – Unpaid water bills and the sale of land: potential issues for RWDs and their customers
46	Weaving the wireless Web: leasing property for cell phone equipment
50	Rechlorination of combined chlorine water: a case study
54	Options for heating during prolonged power outages
58	Guard against becoming a victim of fraud
60	2008 Conference and Exhibition program
84	Computer Corner: Merle and Linda Windler, computer Q & A
86	Disasters in Kansas during ‘07 get water users a boiling!
90	KAN STEP water system success grows for communities and RWDs
94	Florence and Rock Springs Center – two groundwater systems required to meet surface water requirements
98	Producers are making a difference in the Cheney Lake Watershed
102	De Soto attacks water loss with a reduction of nearly 350-gpm
106	Are you ready for the next big storm or emergency?
110	GPS mapping beats the old drawing board days!
114	A homemade display just might save the day!
118	Bits & Pieces
128	Fun & Philosophy

2	Letters
6	Who moved my cheese?
8	Becoming more prepared for utility locates and better operations
12	Kansans sample steams - part of worldwide monitoring
16	Sandpits and public water supply wells
20	Computer Corner- Merle and Linda Windler, computer Q & A
24	Jefferson County proposes online GPS map hosting and sharing
28	Keeping up with new regs- Marion makes water treatment plant improvements
32	Minimum charge concept for water and wastewater systems
38	Oswego shows the 'Kan do' spirit with improvement projects
42	Enterprise KAN STEP project is a triple treat for the city
46	Legally Relevant: Damage to pipelines located in easements
50	Largest pipeline in U.S. crosses northeast Kansas
54	Bottle of water or billion dollar bully?
58	Water system privatization -- partnering or profiteering?
60	Buying and selling equipment on eBay
64	Kansas' oldest lagoon system functioning just fine
68	Operators 'need to know' - maintenance issues up front
72	Ice storms, tornadoes and floods: responding to emergencies
76	Conference outlook for 2008 - There is no I in teamwork!
78	Upcoming requirements for systems serving 10,000 or less
82	Kansas Water Plan funding: assistance of the highest order
90	Helping Camp Lakeside with water quality issues - what a great summer experience
94	Finding water loss requires planning and assistance
98	Baxter Springs continues to seek the cause of water loss
100	The Subprime Mortgage Crisis - a fine mess with lessons to be learned
106	Flow control valves eliminate manual monitoring for proper water treatment
108	Mercury legislation has an impact on mercury switch usage
109	Chautauqua RWD 4 funded northern portion will be next phase
110	Bits & Pieces
116	Fun & Philosophy

2	Letters
6	KRWA pledges continuance of service
8	One Call legislation debated, but not passed
12	KAN STEP 2.0 -- program growth bringing changes
16	Introducing County RWD maps
20	Avoiding Humpty Dumpty approach to data backup
24	Alternatives to litigation in territorial disputes
28	Evaluating treatment chemical costs
32	Busy spring for KRWA Mapping
34	Firefighting in hometown demonstrates water use
36	Flushing and pigging: basic waterline maintenance
40	Greensburg has lesson for emergency response planning
44	Kansas Rural Water continues fund for Greensburg
46	Legally Relevant: Damage to pipelines located in easements
50	Will you get your share of up to $82 million?
52	Annual Conference Review -- emphasizing “You Are KRWA”
64	Award Winners for 2006, You are KRWA -- best by far
70	City of Gardner wins 2007 Kansas Taste Test
72	How does sharing GIS data benefit a neighbor?
78	Montgomery RWD 11 addresses loss of chlorine residual
82	100 years of hauling water about to come to an end
85	David Pope leaves Water Resources
86	Procuring professional services for your city or RWD
90	Public wholesale water supply districts in Kansas
94	EPA to require monitoring for unregulated contaminants
96	Operational review identifies wastewater system problems
98	Commerce announces six new KAN STEP projects for 2007
100	Chlorine -- public health protection No. 1
104	Minneapolis constructs iron and manganese removal plant
108	Emergency assistance, operator training program helps systems
110	KDHE announces Capacity Development Award winners
112	Summertime tune-up for valves and hydrants
114	KRWA participates in National Rural Water Rally in Washington
116	Fun & Philosophy

2	Letters
6	Governing bodies: being responsible is job one!
10	You are KRWA – recapping 40 years of service
20	The language of Internet danger
24	Collection of monetary damage and other relief in territorial dispute cases
28	Getting started with 2008 funding options
32	Herington makes improvements to public water supply
36	Abilene constructing new SBR technology wastewater plant
40	Fire protection requires a strong silent partner
44	Lucas’ community theater takes another step – KAN STEP
48	There is a special art to being a community
52	Legally Relevant: Gary Hanson discusses annexation issues
56	How to get good rates (and not get beat up)
60	KRWA Conference & Exhibition Program
84	Necessity sometimes dictates best protection regulations
88	Water/wastewater emergency response network survey
92	Water operators develop new tools to improve their work
96	Detecting taste and odor events in Kansas reservoirs
100	Master meter accuracy: essential to efficient operations
104	2007 Conference to address IDSE requirements & chlorine residuals
108	GIS software: a true test of patience and pocketbook
112	Valley Falls plant improvements to meet regs and add capacity
116	Talk about change – or else!
120	Bentley tower maintenance is routine with a twist
124	System maps critical – for a growing RWD or city
126	Pigging project improves chlorine residuals
130	Bits & Pieces: Kansas Water Office is looking for volunteer Basin Advisory Committee members
132	Fun & Philosophy

2	Letters
4	KRWA Annual Conference - It's the 40th Annual!
6	Water affordability regulations hit small systems hard
10	Kansas Water Plan provides funds that help systems
16	Spyware: protecting yourself from the Cyber Peeping Tom
18	What USDA could do to help resolve 1926(b) cases - The Solution, Part II
24	The DOW at 12,000 - does it really matter?
30	South Central Kansas Water Coalition progresses
34	Water well drawdown impacted by drought and other issues
38	Advances in technology help reduce water loss
42	Corrosion threatens water heaters - can cause rusty and smelly water
44	A data logger, software and a printer - sounds simple enough!
48	Chlorine residual maintenance: concern for subsequent systems
52	Cleaning wastewater force mains
56	KRWA to establish emergency response network: KWERN
60	Is board/council micro-management an issue in your system?
64	Kansas reservoirs, designed for the future
68	Legally Relevant: Gary Hanson discusses annexation issues
72	Small town life fits working at KRWA
74	Hillsboro makes water treatment plant improvements
80	Tri-State Water Resources Coalition to secure area water
84	Harvey RWD 1 adds customers and develops new water source
88	Operator certification requirements for public water systems
90	Programmable Logic Controller use simplifies system control
92	Butler, Greenwood RWDs hold dinner meeting in El Dorado
94	New KAN STEP projects at Uniontown and Westmoreland
98	Sanitary surveys required of more systems under new regs
102	Bits & Pieces: EPA's new Ground Water Rule reviewed
108	Fun & Philosophy

2	Letters
8	Conservation begins at home - that is, with your city or RWD
12	Water systems fare well with 2006 legislative issues
16	Financial reviews save systems from potential financial pitfalls
20	Why the USDA will not help water districts with 1926(b) cases
24	Abilene's reverse osmosis water plant seven years later
28	Practice safe handling, operation for all forms of chlorine
32	Scared for life: Treece, Kan. seeks buyout, closing of town
36	Lax tank maintenance increases ownership costs
40	Hartford completes new KAN STEP community center
44	Computer troubles. Repair, upgrade - what to do?
48	Required IDSE: compliance getting even more complicated
52	Pleasanton water plant gets more than a new face
56	CoCoRaHS: a backyard measuring and reporting system
60	Trees: directions, multi-purpose, protection
64	Legally Relevant
66	KanCap - the next steps for board/council training
70	Conference 2006: At your service - it's automatic!
88	Conference 2006: Award winners
98	Franklin Co. RWD 6 upgrades contact basin
102	Maps that lie - and not worth the paper they're printed on
106	Witching - a confounding subject much deeper than most
110	Water or wastewater rate reviews - long overdue in most cases
114	Lift stations - the "other" pumps, require regular maintenance
117	Bits & Pieces
120	Fun & Philosophy

2	Letters
4	Support, leadership and involvement make KRWA
8	KanCap, new resource for systems; staff changes at KRWA
12	Invest what you can - borrow what you have to
16	Strategic planning: what is it?
19	USDA Press Release: A good partnership recognized
20	The other shoe will always drop - so be ready!
22	East-west road project goes south
26	Where will you be when the lights go out?
30	A watershed in my back yard
32	KRWA helps Kansans as never before
34	Maintaining chlorine residuals in consecutive systems; is rechlorination needed?
38	Extreme weather demonstrates need for groundwater protection
42	Environmental Working Group blames EPA for standards neglect
48	Blowing green into Kansas
54	2006 KRWA Conference and Exhibition Program
78	Choosing the right funding option impacts project costs
82	Turbidity removal and compliance: a challenge for plants in Kansas
86	Geary County Rural Water District 4 gets the red out!
90	Annual water/wastewater policy review is needed
94	They came, they saw, they learned (they even laughed)
96	Longford water: better by the bottle
100	Fasteners: holding communities in Kansas together
104	Water protection a priority for Lyons, Kansas
108	KRWA.net adds online directory of city/RWD contacts
109	The Water Board Bible
110	Program helps struggling farmers find other income
113	Bits & Pieces
116	Fun & Philosophy