Mississippi Rural Water Association Takes Home National Award at Dallas Conference

National Rural Water Association is pleased to announce that the Mississippi Rural Water Association won the prestigious Platinum Pump for Excellence in Rural Water Response award at NRWA’s Annual Tribute to Excellence Awards Ceremony held in Dallas, Texas on September 27.

In receiving the Platinum Pump Award for Excellence in Rural Water Response, Mississippi Rural Water Association was recognized for its ability to assist water and wastewater systems in times of disaster.  This dedication to service was really seen when Hurricane Katrina hit the state during last year’s hurricane season.

The NRWA Awards in Excellence program was established to recognize the outstanding efforts of the Member State Affiliates, their staff, and special members of the rural water industry. 

The National Rural Water Association is a non-profit federation of State Rural Water Associations.  Its mission: to provide state associations with support services to meet the needs of their membership.  NRWA is America’s largest utility association with over 25,735 members.   Historically, NRWA’s state associations have trained over 55,000 water and wastewater system personnel each year for two decades.  They also provide over 100,000 on-site technical assistance visits a year.

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