Hecla Water Association Wins
Environmental Achievement Award

National Rural Water Association is pleased to announce that Hecla Water Association of Ironton, Ohio is the recipient of the Excellence in Environmental Achievement Award presented during NRWA’s Annual Tribute to Excellence Awards Ceremony held in Biloxi, Mississippi on October 13.

This award is presented to an outstanding individual, water or wastewater utility who has gone beyond the normal requirements of their job to become better stewards of the environment

Educating the public on protecting and conserving water was been a priority at Hecla Water Association for many years.  The establishment of an Environmental Team helped Hecla hold community programs and provide water awareness information to their customers.  Ohio EPA has used several Hecla initiatives as examples to other systems within the state.

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 24,550 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 90,000 on-site technical assistance visits a year.

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