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HOUSE RESOLUTION

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

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
2 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
3 we congratulate John McBride on being named Operator of the
4 Year by the Illinois Potable Water Supply Operators
5 Association; and be it further
 
6     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7 presented to John McBride as an expression of our respect and
8 esteem.