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Association seeks $2.5 million to expand training and circuit-rider support for small water systems
Summary
The Oregon Association of Water Utilities requested $2.5 million to fund technical assistance staff and a training center to support small and very small community water systems, emphasizing on-the-ground assistance, a new hands-on training facility and work on consolidation and emergency response.
Jason Green, executive director of the Oregon Association of Water Utilities, asked the committee to support House Bill 3121, a $2.5 million appropriation to contract with the association to provide technical assistance, develop a water utility training center and hire three staff to support small and very small community water systems.
Green described the association’s work — which began in 1977 — as a field-oriented, practical resource that…
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