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Tart Elected
President of the
It’s a position that carries and lot of prestige and a tremendous amount of responsibility. Tart, will lead the 2006 National Rural Water Association Board of Director’s as it continues to meet the regulatory, environmental, and legislative challenges facing America’s water / wastewater industry. Much of President Tart’s service will include leading the charge for clean, safe and affordable drinking water in rural America. He will spend a great deal of his time visiting locations throughout the United States. As Tart attends and participates in water conferences, expos and legislative meetings; he will challenge water & wastewater professionals to further their dedicated commitment to the water industry while protecting the environment. The new NRWA President from Lillington, North Carolina is Director of Public Utilities for the Harnett County Department of Public Utilities. Tart was appointed to the NRWA board in 1993 and has served as NRWA Senior Vice President. Additionally, he’s served on the Legislative Committee, Asset Development, Finance, and Regulatory/Research Committees, to name a few. He’s also been Vice President for the International Rural Water Association. Tart started his water association work with the North Carolina Rural Water Association in 1980 and has served as President for 4 years. Tart is very active in state and community programs and has won many awards. He was named NRWA Man of the Year in 1999 and received the J.W. Pate Award in 2000. He is an Alpha Chi Scholastic Winner and was named Man of the Year by the Lillington Chamber of Commerce. Tart has received the Lillington Kiwanis Club Distinguished President Award and is a Kiwanis International Hixon Recipient. He is a member of the Lillington Presbyterian Church Choir, Session Member for the Lillington Presbyterian Church, President of Cape Fear River Assembly, Kiwanis Club, Board of Directors Southeastern Economic Development Commission and Board of Directors North Carolina One-Call. Tart is looking forward to carrying the rural water message across the United States. The role of President is very demanding and requires much dedication to make this opportunity a success story of a lifetime. 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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10/02/2006
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America’s largest utility association assisting rural and small
community water and wastewater systems is the National Rural Water
Association. Just elected to head the association, as President, is
long time water veteran Rodney Tart of Lillington, North Carolina. 
