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    The first (May, 1995) Revenue Protection
    Group to have a permanent Web Site


    (WSUTA is a "Not-For-Profit" organization)



    The Western States Utility Theft Association is very happy to announce that the WSUTA/IURPA joint conference was held Sept 1st – 3rd, 2009, at the Desert Diamond Casino and Hotel in Tucson, Arizona. The attendance was great as were the presentations.


    Links to photos (not on IURPA servers):




    For those of you who attended, you may download the presentations for a limited time using the links below. Dues-paid IURPA members may download at any time from the Library Page (permanant storage) in the Members Only section.


    2009 IURPA / WSUTA Presentations:


  • wsuta2009-itzick1.ppt - Israel Electric Corp. Revenue Protection - Are We Winning?
    Itzick Michaeli, Revenue Protection Manager, Israel Electric Corp.

  • wsuta2009-itzick2.ppt - Israel Electric Corp. Revenue Protection - Are We Winning? (Bonus Presentation)
    Itzick Michaeli, Revenue Protection Manager, Israel Electric Corp.

  • wsuta2009-itzick3.ppt - Israel Electric Corp. Revenue Protection - Are We Winning?(Bonus Presentation)
    Itzick Michaeli, Revenue Protection Manager, Israel Electric Corp.



  • wsuta2009-sce1.ppt - Revenue Recovery - How to Make More Money (That's Already Yours!) (Main)
    Bob Montoya, Manager Revenue Protection, Southern California Edison

  • wsuta2009-sce2.ppt - Revenue Recovery - How to Make More Money (That's Already Yours!) (Example)
    Bob Montoya, Manager Revenue Protection, Southern California Edison



  • wsuta2009-kr.ppt - Designing and Implementing an Effective Red Flags Solution
    Kurt Roussell, Manager of Revenue Protection, WE Energies

  • wsuta2009-bcbud.ppt - BC Bud - Outta Here
    Steve Sprague, Supervisor of Energy Recovery and Ed Arnold, Field Investigator - Portland General Electric

  • wsuta2009-rp.pptx - Revenue Protection
    David Akin, Compliance and Metering Manager, City of San Diego

  • wsuta2009-isri.ppt - Stop Thief! Recycling Industry Efforts to Combat Material Theft
    Gary Bush, Director of Metal Theft, ISRI (Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc)



    DAY TWO:


    CERTIFICATION PROGRAM - Ed Holmes - Proprietary



  • wsuta2009-mge.ppt - Criminal Prosecution and Powerful Partnerships
    Jeff Harris, Loss Presentation Investigator, Missouri Gas Energy

  • not available - Examining the Impacts of Fraud
    George Balsamo, Meter Security Manager, United Illuminating Co.

  • wsuta2009-gpc.ppt - Revenue Recovery for Georgia Power
    Greg Lee, Revenue Protection Supervisor, Georgia Power Co.

  • wsuta2009-luiz.ppt - Losses in Brazil - Some Problems and Solutions
    Luiz Arruda, Advisor to the President of ELECTROBRAS

  • iurpa2009.zip - ALL of the presentations in one 125 Meg. 'ZIP' file. (I strongly suggest you have a FAST connection if you download this file!!)








    2010 Conference information will be posted when it becomes available.




    IMPORTANT NEWS:

    At the 2000 WSETA / NWEDC Conference, held in Reno, Nevada, WSETA and NWEDC formally merged into a group now called the Western States Utility Theft Association (WSUTA).


    MISSION STATEMENT

    The mission of WSUTA is to develop and support an ongoing effort to combat revenue loss through utility diversion thereby reducing the unfair financial burden placed on other rate payers.




    OFFICERS


        Beatrice Dorries - President
            Utility Systems Supervisor
            City of Yuma
            155 W 14th St
            Yuma, AZ 85364
            Phone (928) 373-4600
            Fax (928) 373-4501
            email: beatrice.dorries@yumaaz.gov

        Kent Manning - First Vice President
            Kent Manning
            Southern California Edison
            26100 Menifee Rd
            Romoland, CA 82380
            Phone (951) 925-8225
            email: kent.manning@sce.com

        Jeffrey Kauf - Second Vice President / Treasurer
            Jeffrey Kauf
            Commercial Field Supervisor
            L.A. Dept of Water and Power
            14401 Saticoy St, Bldg 3
            Van Nuys, CA 91405
            Phone (818) 771-2138
            Fax (818) 771-2061
            email: Jeffrey.Kauf@ladwp.com

        Sylvia Thompson - Secretary
            Code Enforcement Supervisor
            City of San Diego
            600 B Street, Suite 1200, MS 912
            San Diego, CA 92101
            Phone (619) 533-4138
            Fax (619) 533-5300
            email: sthompson@sandiego.gov





    Directors Emeritus

  • Jim Gibson - President '07/'08 - PG&E
  • Stephen Ardito - President '06/'07 - Southern California Edison
  • Lynda Steyaert - President '05/'06 - Arizona Public Service
  • Jim Peterson - President '04/'05 - Pacificorp

    Past Presidents

  • Wayne Wholer - President '03/'04 - LADWP
  • John Culwell - President '02/'03 - Arizona Public Service Company
  • Danyale Urban - President '01/'02 - Sierra Pacific Power Company
  • Angie Gibson - President '00/'01 - Pacific Gas & Electric
  • Rick Roe - President '99/'00 - Turlock Irrigation District
  • Denise Thatcher - President '98/'99 - Arizona Public Service Co.
  • Becky Coddington - President '97/'98 - Sierra Pacific Power Company
  • Woody Woodward - President '96/'97 - NPC - Sup., Revenue Protection
  • John V. Vitali - President '95/'96 - SCE - Manager, Revenue Protection
  • Steve Moyer - President '94/'95 - SPPC - Manager, Security
  • Bob Wise - President '93/'94 - Southern California Gas Company
  • Doug Wolff - President '92/'93 - Sacramento Municipal Utility District





    Get a User ID and Password for the WSUTA Members Only page!!

    Although the group is mostly for "Western States", ALL utility company employees (in departments related to Energy Diversion & Revenue Protection) are welcome!! To get a User ID and Password, fill out the form at the LINK below! There is currently no membership fee. Anyone who attends a WSUTA Conference is automatically a Member.




    Dues - Current WSUTA Members CLICK HERE for the PASSWORD Request Form

  • WSUTA Members Only section
  • (Requires A Password)




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