Anderton Elected Secretary of the
National Rural Water Association

Doug Anderton of Trenton, Georgia has just been elected Secretary of the National Rural Water Association.  NRWA is America’s largest utility association assisting rural and small community water and wastewater systems. 

Anderton’s new position carries a tremendous responsibility.   

His work with the 2006 National Rural Water Association Board of Director’s includes addressing regulatory, environmental, and legislative challenges facing America’s rural water industry. 

Anderton is the General Manager for the Dade County Water and Sewer Authority in Georgia.  Anderton was appointed to the NRWA board in 1999 and has served as Chairman of the Program Review Committee and also is a member of the Long Range Planning Committee.  He is a member of the Georgia Rural Water Association’s Board of Directors where he has served as vice president and president. 

Anderton is active in community activities including:  Vice-chairman Board of Directors for Citizens Bank and Trust, Inc., Chairman of the Loan and EDP Committees with Citizens Banks and Trust, Board of Directors for Northwest Georgia Joint Development Authority, Optimist Club, and Chamber of Commerce.  The Chamber of Commerce named him Man of the Year in 1995. 

Anderton and his wife Janeice were recognized during the NRWA Annual Leadership Forum Banquet on September 27, 2006 in Dallas, Texas. 

The National Rural Water Association is a non-profit federation of State Rural Water Associations.  Its mission: to provide state associations with support services to meet the needs of their membership.  NRWA is America’s largest utility association with over 25,735 members.   Historically, NRWA’s state associations have trained over 55,000 water and wastewater system personnel each year for two decades.  They also provide over 100,000 on-site technical assistance visits a year.

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