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Basic Information about the NDWAC

Responsibilities of the Council

The National Drinking Water Advisory Council (NDWAC) provides EPA with advice and recommendations related to the national drinking water program. EPA engages the NDWAC on key issues. This allows EPA to gain broad input regarding the delivery of safe drinking water to the nation's consumers.

All NDWAC full council and NDWAC working group meetings are open to the public. Dates and locations of council meetings are posted in the Federal Register in the Public Notice – Meeting Announcements section.

Charter

The NDWAC's charter identifies the NDWAC's role and objectives. The charter is renewed every two years.

  • National Drinking Water Advisory Council Charter

NDWAC Roster

National Drinking Water Advisory Council
Steven B. Elmore, NDWAC Chair
Program Director, Drinking Water and Groundwater Program
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Madison, WI
Yolanda Barney
Environmental Department Manager
Surface and Ground Water Protection Department
Navajo Nation Environmental Protection Agency
Window Rock, AZ
Elin Warn Betanzo
Founder and President
Safe Water Engineering, LLC
Detroit, MI
Shellie R. Chard
Director, Water Quality Division
Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality
Oklahoma City, OK
Anthony B. Soaring Eagle Jones, Jr.
Director, Pechanga Water System Operations
Pechanga Tribal Government
Temecula, CA
Kyle Jones
Policy and Legal Director
Community Water Center
Sacramento, CA
Eric J. Labelle, P.E.
Public Works Director/Town Engineer
Town of Kennebunkport
Kennebunkport, ME
Jana Littlewood
National Rural Water Association 
Board of Directors -- Alaska Representative
Wasilla, AK
Ramón M. Lucero
Regional Field Manager
RCAC | Community and Environmental Services
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Jeffrey T. Phillips
Chief Operations Officer
Greenville Water
Greenville, SC
William J. Pickering
Chief Executive Officer
Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority
Pittsburgh, PA
Alex Rodriguez
President and Chief Executive Officer
DCG Public Affairs
Diversity Consulting Group, LLC
Santa Barbara, CA
Jeffrey W. Szabo
Chief Executive Officer
Suffolk County Water Authority
Oakdale, NY
Julie Waechter
Chief Program Officer
DigDeep Right to Water Project
San Luis Obispo, CA
Olivia B. Wein
Senior Attorney
National Consumer Law Center
Washington, DC
 
Centers for Disease Control Liaisons to NDWAC
Dr. Arthur S. Chang
Chief Medical Officer
Division of Environmental Health Science and Practice
National Center for Environmental Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, GA
Dr. Vincent Hill
Chief, Waterborne Disease Prevention Branch
Division of Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental Diseases
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, GA

National Drinking Water Advisory Council (NDWAC)

  • NDWAC Meeting Notes
  • NDWAC Membership
  • NDWAC Notices and Schedules
Contact Us about the National Drinking Water Advisory Council
Contact Us to ask a question, provide feedback, or report a problem.
Last updated on December 16, 2024
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