RESOLUTION

“OLD DUFFER RECOGNITION”

Whereas, the Ground Water Protection Council (GWPC) is an organization dedicated to the prevention of ground water contamination through the development and implementation of adequate protection measures; and

Whereas, much of the current and future success of GWPC in successfully addressing mew issues relating to the protection of ground water depends not only upon knowledge of contemporary policies but an accurate appreciation of historical policy and regulatory successes and failures; and

Whereas, much of the historical background needed to guide current and future GWPC direction on such issues and policies is lost to the organization through the retirement of state directories of Underground Injection Control (UIC) and ground water pollution control progress whose long standing services to GWPC contributed to past successes; and

Whereas, some of these retirees with long standing service to GWPC would be eager to continue to support the organization and share their past experiences within the current membership provided there was financial relief extended by the GWPC Board of Directors to energize an incentive to continued participation at regular meetings;

Now Therefore, Be It Resolved; that the GWPC Board of Directors authorize it Executive Director to establish a reduced annual and policy meeting registration fee of $50 for those retirees having the following qualifications;

1) Have directed UIC and/or ground water protection programs for member states of the GWPC,

2) Have retired from state employment at a time when such retiree was an active participant in GWPC activities,

3) Have provided longstanding service (at least five years) to the GWPC in their former regulatory role,

4) Have not been reemployed out of retirement by another state agency which is willing to pay for the retirees meeting registration fee.