ASDWA’s purpose is to:
- Support states in their efforts to protect public health through the provision of safe drinking water;
- Collect and make information accessible to all state program administrators to assist them in fulfilling their duties;
- Encourage the exchange of experiences and information among state drinking water programs;
- Promote responsible and feasible drinking water program requirements at the state and Federal levels; and
- Provide advice, counsel, and expertise to organizations and entities having an interest in drinking water, including Congress, U.S. EPA, and other Federal, state, and local organizations.
ASDWA members are the drinking water program administrators in the 50 states, the five territories, the Navajo Nation, and the District of Columbia. (15 of the 50 state drinking water programs are located in state departments of health, 32 are located in state departments of the environment or natural resources, and 3 are in mixed departments of health and environment.)
A full-time staff, located in Arlington, Virginia, manages the day-to-day activities of the Association.
PRINCIPAL STAFF
Executive Director: Alan Roberson
Project Manager: Deirdre White
Manager of Regulatory and Legislative Affairs: Wendi Wilkes
Water Policy Analyst: Kevin Letterly
Communications and Information Technology Manager: Anthony DeRosa
Office Manager: Tom Maves
ASDWA is governed by a Board of Directors consisting of a state program administrator from each of the 10 U.S. EPA regions, the President, the President-Elect (who may also represent a region), and the Past President. The ASDWA Executive Director serves on the Board as an ex officio member.
OFFICERS
President: Cathy Tucker-Vogel, Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Past-President: Shellie Chard, Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality
President-Elect: Lori Mathieu, Connecticut Department of Health
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Region I: Amy LaChance, Maine Department of Health and Human Services
Region II: Kristine Wheeler, New York Department of Health
Region III: Dwayne Roadcap, Virginia Department of Health
Region IV: Bill Moody, Mississippi Department of Health
Region V: Matt Prater, Indiana Department of Environmental Management
Region VI: Amanda Ames, Louisiana Department of Health
Region VII: David Lamb, Missouri Department of Natural Resources
Region VIII: Tim Davis, Utah Department of Environmental Quality
Region IX: Darrin Polhemus, California Water Resources Control Board
Region X: Mike Means, Washington Department of Health
Committees are essential to ASDWA’s operations, representing the Association on an array of important state program concerns. The Association has two types of committees, standing and ad hoc.
The quality of ASDWA’s analyses, in reports to Executive Agencies and Congress, reflects the expertise and input of ASDWA members, generally, and ASDWA committee members. Committees are comprised primarily of state drinking water administrators and their staff, but may also include subject matter experts or representatives of other organizations with special interest and expertise in the committee area.
ASDWA members and their staff are eligible to participate in committees and workgroups, and there is no limit on the number of people participating from one state. All committees have an ASDWA Board and staff liaison responsible for elevating critical issues or delivering work products to the Board of Directors and ensuring the Board’s priorities are represented in the Committee’s activities.
ASDWA members and their staff can learn more about ASDWA’s Committees and apply to volunteer on our Committees and Workgroups webpage.
