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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, John McBride, Vice President and owner of ERH |
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| Enterprises in Westville, was recently named Operator of the |
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| Year by the Illinois Potable Water Supply Operators Association |
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| (IPWSOA), the highest honor an operator can receive in the |
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| waterworks industry;
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| WHEREAS, Mr. McBride received the award for his outstanding |
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| service and performance in the groundwater division for his |
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| water treatment facility in Bement; he has received numerous |
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| awards from the IPWSOA in the past, including first-runner up |
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| in both the groundwater and wastewater operations categories |
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| for his facilities in Gilman in 2001 and first runner-up in the |
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| surface water division in 1994 for operations at his Georgetown |
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| facility; he also received the National Operations Maintenance |
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| award in 1991 for the Westville-Belgium facility; and
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| WHEREAS, ERH Enterprises operations has been based in |
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| Westville since 1985; the Bement facility is one of eighteen |
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| facilities currently operated by ERH; ERH employs more than |
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| fifty people and over 40% of its staff hold water or wastewater |
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| certifications, including Mr. McBride, who holds the highest |
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| certification in both Illinois and Indiana; Mr. McBride has |
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| been a staunch advocate of taxpayer education and awareness of |
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| the waterworks industry by encouraging the public to tour ERH |
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| facilities and providing answers to better inform the public; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. McBride's dedication and leadership is |
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| evident in his innovative approach to improving the efficiency |
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| and appearance of waterworks facilities in order to run a |
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| first-class operation that provides first-class service that |
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| is on the cutting edge of improving the public water supply; |
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| therefore, be it
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