ABPA: Chapters

The ABPA encourages the establishment of local chapters in order to provide a more localized response to member needs. The chapters are established within a region and can be state wide or more local in scope. A reasonable number of members are needed to form a chapter. There shall be enough members to have a President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer. The Secretary and Treasurer positions may be a combined job. The members of the chapter shall develop a set of bylaws which are consistent with the Association and Region bylaws.

The prospective chapter must petition their Regional Director for a "Certificate of Charter". Within this petition, the prospective chapter shall include a list of chapter officers and chapter bylaws. The Regional Director shall forward the petition to the Association Bylaws Committee which will review all chapter bylaws to assure conformity with the Association. Once the bylaws are accepted by the Bylaws Committee, the Board of Directors will vote to grant the "Certificate of Charter" which will remain in the custody of the Chapter President or Regional Director until the Chapter is decommissioned. Chapters are encouraged to incorporate and to adopt bylaws, establish a governing board, levy dues, elect officers, and appoint committees. As long as the Chapter activities are consistent with it's bylaws, the Association's bylaws and Articles of Incorporation, the chapter shall be in "good standing".

It is advisable to have a Board of Directors to help steer the activities of the Chapter. The Officers and Board may find it helpful to appoint committees to perform tasks or compile data. There should be interaction with the Regional Director to assure actions are always consistent with Association bylaws. The chapter is required to hold at least one meeting a year. Meetings are an excellent opportunity for the members to express their needs and concerns. Additional meetings are highly encouraged to promote effective communication within the Chapter and Region. Seminars are an excellent tool many chapters find helpful in educating it members and non-members.

Interaction with groups other then ABPA is recommended as a way of educating non-ABPA members on cross-connection control. The number of groups are many and will be different in each local area. This interaction can help others to understand the potential hazards to the water supply and the benefits of a defensible cross-connection control program.

Chapter newsletters have been found to be an excellent vehicle to communicate with the chapter members and non-members to announce scheduled activities or to help educate them on specific subjects.

Region 1: Maine - John Barlow   - 207/743-6251 - Fax: 207/743-0759 New England - Wade Campbell   - 603/668-0088 - Fax: 603/668-0080 Rhode Island - Henry Meyer   - 401/783-5494 - Fax: 401/789-7004 Western New York - John Ruffner   - 716/685-3200 - Fax: 716/685-3883 Region 2: Delaware - Ron Hill   - 302/629-3521 - Fax: 302/628-0782 Penn State - Kirk Elkin   - 724/450-1373- Fax: 724/450-1373 Pennsylvania - Philip B. Vento - 412/793-5961- Fax: Region 3: Carolinas - John Watkins - 803/898-3567 - Fax: 803/898-4140 Georgia - Cyndi Henson - 404/427-7626 - Fax: 770/607-0424 Gold Coast (Florida) - Douglas W. Schooley - 561/659-8085 - Fax: 561/659-8087 Mississippi - Greg Moore - 601/939-8810 - Fax: 601/939-8933 Peach State "1788" - A. Gregory Long - 770/479-9107 - Fax: 770/704-0053 Tennessee (Formerly Volunteer Chapter) - Larry Stinnett - 865/925-0058 - Fax: 865/925-0058 Region 4: Arkansas - Carroll Keatts - 501/992-2431 - Fax: 501/992-2488 Corpus Christi - Charlie Evans - 361/854-7291 - Gulf Coast - Robert Coy - 281/983-0112 - Fax: 281/983-9564 Lone Star - Charles Ansley - 817/685-0099 - Fax: 817/283-1192 Lower Rio Grande Valley - Robert Evans - 956/630-1402 - Fax: 956/664-9963 North Texas - Jerry Robert Carpenter - 972/769-4170 - Fax: 972/769-4317 Northeast Louisiana - Ben Bridges - 318/982-1773 - Fax: 318/982-1772 Rio Grande International (Larado, Texas) - Vidal Cantu - 210/723-2241 - Fax: 210/727-7532 San Antonio - Ron Renouf   - 210/696-1411 - Fax:   Region 5: Colorado - Leigh Fenton - 720/733-6059 - Fax: 303/660-1025 Utah - Roger MacKay - 801/957-4871 - Fax: Region 6: Arizona - Jason Dickson - 480/464-0509 - Fax: 480/962-5372 Central Coast (California) - Robert B. Larson - 805/481-2469 - Fax: 805/473-3970 Central Valley (California) - Terry D. Carr - 559/585-2560 - Fax: 559/583-1529 Hawaii - Leon Hamili - 808/473-0306 - Fax: 808/473-1545 Silver State (Las Vegas area) - Wayne Robinson - 702/565-2111- Fax: 702/564-2530 Southern Arizona - John Sinclair - 520/721-2881 - Fax: 520/885-8688 Southern California - Bill Laird - 760/438-2722 ext 7152 - Fax: 760/431-2658

Region 7: Oregon - Lyle Heilman - 503/350-4052 - Fax: 503/350-4052 Spokane Regional CCC - George Stegeman - Fax: Region 8: Region 9: New Brunswick - John Clack, Secretary - 506/658-4047 - Fax: 506/658-4740 Ontario - Michael Birks - 905/854-9875 - Fax: 905/854-0180 Region 10: Wisconsin - John Bromfield - 262/275-9340 - Fax: 262/275-0411 Region 11: Illinois - Charles "Chick" Ciolino - 708/389-5600 - Fax: 708/389-5632 Indiana - Howard Millsaps - 765/935-3561 - Fax: 765/965-1884 Michigan - Paul Baddick - 248/698-9292 - Fax: 248/698-9227 Ohio - Kenneth Kerr - 330/659-7171 - Fax: 330/659-7174 Region 12: Central Missouri - Tom Arnold - 573/474-0662 - Fax: 573/474-4804 Eastern Nebraska - Lonnie Rech - 402/441-5923 Heart of America (Kansas City Area) - Gary Turntine - 816/761-6105 - Fax: 816/965-8024 Panhandle - Western Nebraska - Leroy Kramer - 308/535-6740, ext 6 - Fax: 308/535-6748

revised 4/12/04