We commit to building upon the qualities that have made our communities vibrant, by advancing efforts to ensure that every family has access to safe drinking water. We pledge our best efforts to our communities' health by maintaining a dedicated board of directors, a management team of paid professionals, sound business practices, and efficient water systems that promote long-term protection of our finite aquifer and safe drinking water for present and future generations. Our goals are the following: 1. To maintain efficient water and wastewater systems that promotes long-term protection of our regional aquifer and safe drinking water for current and future generations. 2. To maintain compliance with reporting requirements of local, state and federal drinking water regulations. 3. To develop a management team of paid professionals to promote and maintain sound business practices of a regional water and wastewater utility in order to maintain appropriate funds for financial self-sufficiency. In the words of Neurath, we shall attempt to rebuild the ship, plank by plank, while it remains afloat.