[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 81 (Tuesday, June 12, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1070]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    PAYING TRIBUTE TO RICHARD HUSBY

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                            HON. MIKE ROGERS

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 12, 2001

  Mr. ROGERS of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate 
Richard Husby of Lansing, Michigan for being selected as the recipient 
of the national American Water Works Association 2001 Exemplary 
Wellhead Protection Award.
  Mr. Husby has been the manager of West Side Water in Lansing, 
Michigan since July 1, 1979. West Side Water purchases treated water 
from Lansing's Board of Water and Light, and sells it to its customers, 
having to continuously comply with Environmental Protection Agency 
rules and regulations on drinking water standards.
  Mr. Husby is on the Board of Trustees of Mid-Michigan Water Supply 
which carries out the proper management and protection of ground water. 
He is also a member of the Capital Area Ground Water Alliance and is a 
board member of the Youth Education Committee that educates children 
about the importance of a clean environment and clean ground water.
  The American Water Works Association has awarded him with the 2001 
Exemplary Wellhead Protection Award for his commitment to plugging 
abandoned wells and for educating the citizens of Mid-Michigan on how 
to detect abandoned wells and the dangers they present.
  Therefore Mr. Speaker, I respectfully ask my colleagues to join me in 
paying tribute to Richard Husby for being awarded the American Water 
Works Association's 2001 Exemplary Wellhead Protection Award.

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