[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15132]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING MARIAN ORFEO

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                          HON. JOHN F. TIERNEY

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 15, 2008

  Mr. TIERNEY. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Marian Orfeo, a 
constituent from Lynnfield, Massachusetts and Director of Planning & 
Coordination with the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA), 
on being named the new President of the National Association of Clean 
Water Agencies (NACWA). Marian will assume the Presidency at NACWA's 
Annual Conference, which convenes in Anchorage, Alaska this week.
   Ms. Orfeo has served the MWRA in varying capacities for nearly two 
decades. The MWRA provides wholesale water and sewer services to 2.5 
million people in sixty-one communities across eastern and central 
Massachusetts, including several in the sixth congressional district. 
As the Director of Planning and Coordination, her responsibilities 
include long-range planning to construct and renew MWRA's water and 
wastewater facilities and infrastructure as well as short-term 
strategic business planning for all agency functions.
   Marian also manages the Authority's performance reporting system and 
is a member of the Steering Committee for the MetroFuture initiative of 
the Boston Metropolitan Area Planning Council. Over her career, Ms. 
Orfeo has demonstrated leadership and committed countless hours and 
tireless energy to efforts dedicated to the improvement of Boston's 
water quality and public health. As a result, she has earned the trust 
and respect of her peers, who recognize her as an environmental 
champion.
   Marian Orfeo's public service career predates her twenty years of 
service with the MWRA. She previously worked for the City of Boston for 
sixteen years during which time she was engaged with operations, 
administration, finance and planning functions. Marian has been an 
active member of NACWA since 1994 and a Member of its Board of 
Directors since 2000. She continues to be an ardent advocate for the 
need to develop a new, holistic approach to the nation's complex 21st 
century water challenges.
   It is appropriate that the House recognize this personal 
accomplishment of Marian Orfeo. I am confident that NACWA will flourish 
under her leadership, and I trust that Marian will bring her contagious 
energy and enthusiasm to the position and help secure NACWA's role as a 
leading advocate for responsible national policies that advance clean 
water and a healthy environment.

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