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FEATURES
18 Cybersecurity
Takes Front
Seat in
SCADA
Redesign
By Phuong Watson
and Brandon Erndt
6 FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Who Will Bring Water to the Poor?
By Timothy Worley
10 SECTION NEWS
From the Chair
Edgar Dymally and Sue Mosburg
Elected to George Warren Fuller Society
Joy Eldredge and Craig Thompson
Honored with CA-NV’s George A. Elliott
Memorial Award
UNLV Student Wins CA-NV Academic
Achievement Award
13 DRIPS & DROPLETS
Regulatory Update—What to
Expect in 2017 and Beyond
By Rick Zimmer
14 HEADS UP
“And, It’s a Wrap!”
By Rosalie Thompson
16 OPERATIONS
USEPA Releases National
Water Action Plan
City of Flint Emergency Managers
Indicted for Role in Lead Crisis
Cindy Forbes Retires from DDW
17 San Jose Water Company Builds
Country’s Largest PES Membrane
Filtration Plant
By Francois Rodigari and Richard Stratton
ABOUT THIS ISSUE
Add cybersecurity to the list of 21st
century water industry challenges. In
this issue we feature the first in a
series of articles addressing cybersecurity
strategies and management of the
ongoing cyber threat.
We Want to Hear From YOU Feedback is the SOURCE feature that invites readers and members of the California and Nevada water communities to comment
on the magazine and issues in the water and wastewater industries. Please email Penelope Grenoble at pbg1747@sbcglobal.net.
DEPARTMENTS
CONTENTS
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22 Operators Join
the Dialogue
on Advanced
Water Treatment
Certification
By Penelope Grenoble
26 Atmospheric Rivers—
Blessing or Curse?
By F. Martin Ralph and Anna Wilson
THE SOURCE INTERVIEW
30 SPEAKING OUT
CR6 Revisited: Coachella Valley
Goes Back to the Drawing Board
By Steve Bigley
32 MANAGER’S CORNER
Sailing Through CEQA
By Greg Wolffe and Sara J. Head
38 AWWA’s Washington Office Preps for
New Administration
46 INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
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