17607_PMAA_Authority_June_2024

municipalauthorities.org | 5 8 Board of Directors and Staff 15 2024 Governor’s Award for Local Government Excellence 16 Heritage to Headwaters: Exploring Our Legacy 18 Procurement Best Practices 21 The Coming Storm, PFAS and the Future of Pennsylvania Municipal Authorities 22 PMAA Employee Retires After Three Decades PMAA President Participates in Panel With Other Local Government Leaders 23 Authority News: Bethlehem Authority Hosts Watershed Field Trip for its Nature Conservancy Forest Stewardship Council Partners 24 Government Relations 26 Member Spotlight: Schuylkill County Municipal Authority Celebrates 190 th Anniversary 29 Holding Steady: Some Considerations for Local Governments in a Stable Interest Rate Environment 30 Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes First-Ever National Drinking Water Standard to Protect 100M People from PFAS Pollution 31 WIN Conference - A PMAA Premier Event 32 Money for Municipal Authorities 34 2024 PMAA Annual Conference & Trade Show 38 National Rivers Month 41 Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week 51 Long-Time Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority Employee Retires 52 Authority News: Brookville Municipal Authority Receives Prestigious Area Wide Optimization Award 54 PMAA Educational Opportunities - A Great Success 55 Senator Casey: $1.5M Will Help Ensure Water Service in Bradford 57 Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County’s Matthew Junker Appointed to Positions in Water Sector 58 McCandless-Franklin Park Ambulance Authority and Ross/West View Emergency Medical Services Authority awarded Highest Honor for National Accreditation 59 50 th Anniversary EMS Week 61 2024 Salary and Benefit Survey Results Available 62 Brain Break 64 Marketplace 66 Advertiser’s Index 6 HSWA - W elcoming I nnovation and G rowth to O perations 13 C hambersburg W astewater T reatment P lant B ackground and H istory 14 A lways L ooking for W ater L oss I n this I ssue 10 MAWC - R ate A djustment S tory M ap C ontents