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Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greatest Chicago Receives Highest Awards from Government Finance Officers AssociationTerrence J. O’Brien, President of the Board of Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (District), announced today that the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) has awarded the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award to the District for the 2006 Budget, the 22nd consecutive year that the District has received this prestigious award. The GFOA also awarded the District, for the 31st consecutive year, the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) for 2005. Commissioner Gloria Alitto Majewski, Chairman of the Committee on Finance, said, “This is the highest form of recognition in governmental budgeting. On behalf of the taxpayers, we are very proud to be recognized for the budget and the CAFR. These documents reflect the sound financial management by the Board of Commissioners and the professional expertise of the staff.” The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago collects and treats wastewater from more than five million people and the industrial equivalent of another 4.5 million people in Cook County. The District also operates the Deep Tunnel Project to collect and treat sewer overflows, and provides stormwater management for all of Cook County. The District’s 2007 budget is $1 billion. The District’s web address is www.mwrd.org. |