AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION (AWWA)

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2009

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2009	—	2	1
2008	—	2	1
2005	—	1	1
2004	—	1	1
2002	—	2	1
2001	—	3	1
2000	—	2	1
1999	—	1	1

Lobbying firms retained by this client; amounts are client-reported expenses when available

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
COVINO SMITH & SIMON, INC. (FORMERLY SIMON AND COMPANY, INC.)	—	14

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	10
SENATE	9
White House Office	4
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	3
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	2

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	8
Economics/Economic Development	Economics/Economic Development	3
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	3
Clean Air and Water (quality)	Clean Air and Water (quality)	2
Natural Resources	Natural Resources	1
Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)	Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)	1
Utilities	Utilities	1

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