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WATER REGULATIONS & SECURITY ISSUES: ALAN ROBERSON – AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION

ALAN ROBERSON, Director of Regulatory Affairs for the American Water Works Association, is responsible for implementing the Association's overall regulatory program with all federal agencies, including the EPA, CDC, USGS and USDA. He and his technical staff work closely with EPA staff on the development of drinking water security policies and national drinking water regulations. He manages several technical workgroups and consulting contracts to analyze EPA's proposed drinking water regulations. He is a licensed trainer for Sandia Laboratory's Risk Assessment Methodology-Water (RAM-WTM) and has developed a two-day workshop on contamination monitoring technologies. Mr. Roberson has 12 years' consulting engineering experience with the design and project management for water treatment, water storage and site development projects. He has a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from Georgia Tech and a Master's degree in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech. He is a Professional Engineer in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Profile
TWST: What is the mandate of the American Water Works Association?

Mr. Roberson: The American Water Works Association is a scientific and

technical association that represents the drinking