Updated annually, this study is the only comprehensive study of salary data for 45 water and wastewater jobs from 1,046 utilities. Data is summarized by type of utility ownership, utility size, location, and average gallons managed. This study allows utilities to compare positions in their facility to others of similar size and geographic location.

Addresses the contribution of nonpoint source (NPS) pollution to the degradation of the quality of the Nation's waters and the programs initiated by state and local governments in response to the insufficient number of Federally funded programs to abate NPS pollution. Describes particularly effective state and local NPS programs and the methods used to fund them, providing an effective sourcebook for other jurisdictions as they develop their own NPS programs.

The town of Parker underwent several name changes before adopting its current title. First called Pine Grove for its setting in a copse of ponderosa pines at the northern edge of Colorado's Black Forest, that name lasted through the final days of stagecoach travel. When the US Post Office officially began operations in the 1880s, officials requested that Pine Grove be renamed, as another town with that name existed on the Platte River, causing the mail to be mixed up. James Sample Parker requested that the town's name be changed to Edithville, in honor of his young daughter. Again, the US Post Office denied the request, renaming the town Parker to recognize James Sample Parker and his brother, George. From these early beginnings, Parker faced spurts of growth and recession, more recently becoming a significant Denver suburb.