Board of Directors

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Nine Directors govern the Board of the Rural Water Authority. Five are District Directors, three are Small Water System Providers and one is Director-at-Large. Board elections are held in odd-numbered years for four-year terms. The next election will be in May 2021.

The first Directors were appointed by the Douglas County Board of Commissioners on March 3, 2009, by Resolution R-009-048.

District Directors represent rural well owners within each of five districts in rural Douglas County. The boundaries of Districts 1 through 5 are shown on the Rural Water Authority Map. Each District Director is required to reside within his/her respective district. If you are interested in exploring the Director position for a currently vacant District, please email us at info@rwadc.org.

Current District Directors

District 1 – vacant
District 2 – Jack Delaney
District 3 – vacant
District 4 – vacant
District 5 – vacant

Current Directors for Small Water System Providers

SWSD 1 – Charles Bucknam, Grandview Estates RWCD
SWSD 2 – Matt Collitt, Louviers WSD
SWSD 3 – Barry Gager, Thunderbird WSD

County Director-at-Large

Tricia Bernhardt

Current Board Officers

Chairman – Barry Gager
Vice Chairman – vacant
Treasurer – Jack Delaney
Secretary – Charles Bucknam

The Board elects officers annually at its June meeting.

Website Accessibility Statement

Rural Water Authority of Douglas County (the "District") is committed to ensuring that its services are accessible to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, the District strives to provide an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.1, AA, and commercial screen reading software. Features of the website are created to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities.

If you need any special assistance or accommodations:

Contact our compliance support team via telephone at: (888) 765-1970

Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Coordinator

The District has designated a Compliance Coordinator for website disability-related accommodations. The Compliance Coordinator has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices and requirements.

Compliance Procedures

The District is working to ensure all website content complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act and controlling State laws. In an ongoing effort to continually improve and remediate accessibility issues, the website is regularly scanned to ensure ongoing compliance, and timely changes are made to any inaccessible content if found.

Accessible Documents Policy

The District is committed to providing all documents hosted on the website in an accessible format or making accessible alternatives available.

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Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites that do not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties, we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.

Report a Website Accessibility Issue

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