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5IJ. Information and Resources EPA conduding arsenic in drinking water study The u.s. EPA is conducting a study on arsenic in drinking water. Through this demonstration program, the EPA intends to identify and evaluate the ability of commer- cially available technologies and engineering or other approaches to cost effectively meet the new standard in small water systems. For a copy of the EPA's announcement in the Federal Register, please contact Lynn Peterson, LMC, at (651) 281-1254. For more inforruation on the study; visit: www.epa.gov/ORD/NRMRL/arsenic/. ~ Management Analysis Division offers key services to cities Cities in need of custom-designed ruanagement consulta- tion services and training can benefit from the services of the Management Analysis Division of the Dept. of Administration. The division specializes in service quality improvement, customer relations, fucilitation work of all kinds, organizational development, strategic planning, organization evaluation, process flow or process mapping, surveys, and transition services. The Management Analysis Division is a fee-fur- service management consulting group, providing custom- designed ruanagernent consultation services and training to public service clients including local municipalities. For more information, access the division's web site at: www. admin.state.mn.us/mad or contact DirectorJudy Plante at (651) 297-3904 or judy.plante@State.mn.us. ~ Recognizing Minnesota cities for building quality communities Each year the League of Minnesota Cities AwardsProgram honors the outstanding contributions of elected and appointed officials, and recognizes city innovation and excellence. The 2002 LMC Awards Program includes three opponunities for recognition: . The c.c. Ludwig Award honors the accomplishments of an outstanding elected city official . The Leadership Award honors the accomplishmenrs of an outstanding appointed city official. . The City Achievement Awards recognize city innovation and excel- lence in the following five areas: Citizen, Community & Youth Involvement; Communications; Cooperation; Housing, Economic Development & Community Spaces; and Public Safety. Help the League honor the accomplishments of your city's leaders and services in building quality communities across the state. Please consider entering a city project or nominating an eleered or appointed city official for recognition by May 17, 2002. How to submit a nomination: . Application materials will soon be mailed to all mayors, admin- istrators, managers or clerks. . Application matetials and background materials will soon be available on the LMe web site at wwwJmnc.org. . Watch your mail, check the Cities Bulletin for latest developments, and visit the LMC web sire. Page 10 LMC Cities Bulletin