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Interested in taking a look at articles from back issues of The Kansas Lifeline? Check out the headlines below from issues going back to 1997 and click on any item that you may find of value.

November 2000

I've had my fill		Kansas Drinking Water Loan Fund sets the standard
Arsenic and radon regs will hit hard		Open meetings and open records: The screws tighten
EPA regs won't trample on private property rights -- but could be expensive		Missed CCR deadlines: Arrogance or ignorance?
Witches, flying monkeys and wellhead protection in the land of Oz		Case study: Morrill gets help, solves problem
Pay now or pay later?		Questions about wastewater disinfection
Certificate of Appropriation: Your vitally important water rights document		Water conservation starts with you
Customer surveys: Antidote for the grapevine!		Changing filter media helps Chetopa
Chlorination -- the extra measure of protection		NRWA celebrates 25th anniversary

July 2000

When will the madness end?		Whaddaya mean, no water? There's plenty of water in Kansas
Boundary battles		Nose warts and wellhead protection
KRWA initiates new Water Rights Program		What's new at the parts house?
KRWA training in 2000: Back to the BASICS		Backup supplies, CCRs and the Web
Can you handle it?		Conference roundup: Breaking the barrier: 2000 + in 2000
New regulations coming fast		Let's talk safety
Formoso digs KAN STEP		Increasing revenues without increasing rates

March 2000

Hello! Is anyone out there?		On swallerin' frogs
Money: Your board's No. 1 topic		Wastewater help a phone call away
Training targets hot topics		Fluoridation is safe and effective
Plans + Service = The Future		Here to serve . . .
It's 2000! Are you onboard?		Observations and opinions
Common Sense on Meter Installation		Capacity development will help

November 1999

Are you ready to trade?		Water loss reduction success
Time to talk back		Consumer Confidence Reports tell the story
Capacity development: Opportunity or Threat?		Public Water Loan Fund and KIAC get high marks
Turbidity compliance protects public health		From Marysville to KRWA
Public Water Supply Loan Fund biannual report card		Source Water Protection: Has your water system been vaccinated?
More regulations -- more responsibility		RWD gets tank interior project under warranty
Now that I'm retired

July 1999

What kind of people constitute KRWA?		Action is what makes a difference
Capacity development -- new "must-know" tool		New regulations will affect source water systems
Regional water system concept seems appropriate		Is your self contained breathing apparatus ready?
Operator for hire		Water loss work continues
Denitrification in Kansas		Tapping contest draws big crowd
Spending public water supply loan funds faster		Water loss determination: for what it's worth
Congratulations to Steve Dawson and City of Oakley		Bits & Pieces: Sales tax bill fails (again)

March 1999

Our commitment -- our profession		From under the dome into the pipeline
A time to reflect		Greetings, Lifeline readers
Helping you deliver		Small town survival steps
City of Preston rethinks solutions		Impressions -- terrific or terrible?
Wastewater topics popular at KRWA conference		The Little Water Rascals open conference
Protecting our water		Focusing on compliance
High Plains aquifer study will generate hard data on groundwater depletion		One-stop financing

November 1998

Training doesn't cost -- it pays!		The housewife and the need for cross-connection control
Dealing with the media when you're under attack		Computer change epidemic hits
Source Water Assessment: Time to move on		Options for financing
Milk from the cow -- water from the faucet		Kansas self-help: Small towns environment
Emergency plan gets test		KDHE sampling rwds in Kansas for vinyl chloride
Getting ready for winter		Consumer Confidence Reports: Fast train coming
Water and wastewater pricing, part II
Bad news bugs

July 1998

A bright future is ahead		Why municipal and rural systems NEED strategic planning sessions
Computer blues? You're not alone		Getting a handle on water and wastewater pricing
Working together brings results		Easements are necessary -- but there is always the exception
Source water assessments are new SDWA requirement		Statewide water needs survey uncovers unexpected growth
Source water assessment program		The LAW
Water loss problems won't go away		A "free solution" to one city's major wastewater problems
Leave it to beaver . . .		Encroaching by rural water districts
Guidelines for the installation of backflow preventers		1998 conference attendance shatters records

March 1998

New era, new demands, new results		Prompting regulatory responsibility
1997's defining moments for KRWA		Job interviews not what they used to be
Surface Water Quality Commission opens -- or reflects -- split in Kansas		Customer complaints deserve careful handling
Wulverine whuppers, badger busters		Wastewater program gains advocates
A filter for this, a filter for that		Mount Hope is on the rebound
Sourcewater protection starts at the grassroots level		It's good to be back in Kansas

November 1997

Something for Everyone		Who's in Charge of your System's Future?
A Turn-Around Success Story		Another Letter from Eustis
Good Opportunity for Small Systems		Training Credits
Hog Issue is More than just Smell		Where Have We Been?
Special help for high loss systems		The Need for Backflow Prevention
Web Browsing for Grownups		Getting SRF Dollars in Kansas
New SDWA $$$ Help Small Systems

July 1997

How Do You Measure Success?		New State Loan Program Coming
Familiar Face . . . Different Place		Control System Options
Adventures in Fire Fighting		Have Boat, Will Float
Where, Oh Where Are Those Valves?		The Wingding at the Wichita Superdome
Protecting Public Water Supplies at the Source		Dentists and Backflow Prevention

March 1997

New Challenges for '97 and Beyond		Making Tracks for the Future
Here Tank, There a Tank		Groundwater, Source Water Protection

June 1995

Bottled water flunks the test

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