[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 12310-12311]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      CONGRATULATING JEFF THEERMAN

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                           HON. RUSS CARNAHAN

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 29, 2010

  Mr. CARNAHAN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Jeff 
Theerman, the Executive Director of the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer 
District, on his election as the new President of the National 
Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA).
  For over twenty-five years, Mr. Theerman has served St. Louis through 
his work at the

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Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District. During his tenure with the 
Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, he has demonstrated that he is 
an accomplished leader and committed environmental steward continuously 
working to improve the public health of the St. Louis region. In 
October of 2003, Mr. Theerman became the Executive Director, ably 
accepting the accountability of the organization's operations.
  Since joining others in the founding of the NACWA forty years ago, 
the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District has benefitted from its 
active engagement with the organization. A member of the NACWA's Board 
of Directors since 2004, Mr. Theerman has served as the organization's 
Secretary, Treasurer, and Vice President. I find it fitting that his 
election as President coincides with the 40th anniversary of the 
NACWA's advocacy on behalf of the Nation's clean water agencies and the 
environment we all value so much.
  It is my sincere pleasure to congratulate Mr. Theerman on becoming 
the President of NACWA. I am certain his dedication to his work will 
bring continued progress to proactively and effectively addressing the 
complex 21st century water quality challenges we face in St. Louis and 
the Nation.
  There is no doubt in my mind that Mr. Theerman is the ideal leader 
for the National Association of Clean Water Agencies, NACWA.

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