[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9600]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   TRIBUTE TO MR. WILLIAM SCHATZ OF CLEVELAND, OH, PRESIDENT OF THE 
             ASSOCIATION OF METROPOLITAN SEWERAGE AGENCIES

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                       HON. STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 13, 2004

  Mrs. JONES of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of Mr. William 
B. Schatz, General Counsel of the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer 
District (NEORSD), in Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. Schatz serves as the 
district's representative to the Association of Metropolitan Sewerage 
Agencies (AMSA). On May 24, 2004, the members of AMSA elected Mr. 
Schatz to be the president of the Association stemming from his 
exemplary commitment and dedication to a clean-water community.
  AMSA's mission is to effectively maintain a strong leadership role in 
the development and implementation of scientifically sound, cost-
effective, and environmentally friendly policies for the protection of 
the health of the public and the environment. In May of 2004, AMSA 
celebrated 34 years of service to the clean-water community and the 
nation.
  Mr. Schatz has served with distinction at NEORSD from 1979 and for 
over 20 years has been a leader in the water quality arena working on 
many projects on behalf of the district and AMSA. His distinguished 
background includes service as the ad hoc legal advisor to the Ohio 
Association of Metropolitan Wastewater Agencies, as a member of the 
Advisory Board of the National Enforcement Training Institute, and as a 
member of EPA's Quality Review Committee on grant audits. Mr. Schatz 
has served in several capacities with AMSA, including chairing the 
Legal Affairs Committee, Water Infrastructure Funding Task Force, Joint 
AMSA-AMWA Insurance Committee, as well as serving on AMSA's Board of 
Directors.
  Mr. Schatz was instrumental in establishing NEORSD as a leading 
agency in the wastewater industry and in helping to guide its capital 
programs. Mr. Schatz has also had an influential voice in convincing 
Congress to fund the conversion of NEORSD's physical chemical Westerley 
Plant to a conventional biological process. Mr. Schatz has also played 
an important role in helping shape critical national policy issues on 
infrastructure funding, enforcement, and construction grant audit 
appeals.
  Cleveland, Ohio is honored to be the home to Mr. Schatz. It is no 
secret that he is a man who, day in and day out, goes above and beyond 
the call of duty. He is to be commended for his extraordinary efforts 
on behalf of the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District and on his 
election to lead the Association of Metropolitan Sewerage Agencies.

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