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4 The Authority | June 2025 F lushing A way S tudent D ebt : A uthorities C an L ead the W ay in E mployee L oan A ssistance 8 Board of Directors 9 National Rivers Month 15 Ethics Commission - Statements of Financial Interests 20 PMAA Annual Conference & Trade Show 23 Solicitor’s Corner: The Draft MS4 General Permit: What’s Different and How You Can Prepare 24 Government Relations Update 26 Consider A Fiscal Policy Statement 29 Turning Turbulence into Opportunity: The Strategic Role of Engineering Firms in Municipal Transitions 31 Resources for Recruiting Efforts 32 A Case Study: Fox Chapel Authority Leverages ArcGIS/1MARK TM to Optimize PA-1 Call Management 33 Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week 34 Four Pillars of Local Government Investing, Part 3: Long Term Investments 43 Member Spotlight: Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority - Celebrating Our Team: Appreciation All Year Long 45 Local Government Day Award 46 PMAA Annual Conference - Submit Your Award Applications Now 47 EPA Water Infrastructure Sector Workforce 48 Authority News PMAA Spring Educational Opportunities and Meetings - A Clear Success 50 AuthoritiesConnect - Online Member Community 53 Getting Stuff Done: DEP Reduces Permit Backlog by 88% and Has Already Reviewed More Than 9,000 Permits This Year 54 New Association Members 55 OMB Issues Updates to Uniform Guidance 59 Associate News 64 Marketplace 66 Advertiser’s Index PMAA Staff W ater and W astewater S ummer I ntern P rogram PMAA’ s N ew M entorship P rogram C onnects V eteran and N ovice I ndustry L eaders to L earn T ogether S uccession P lanning – M aking R etirement P lans for Y our N ew H ire S uccession P lanning - F illing the T alent P ipeline