USDA Circuit Rider Program for Rural Water
Acerca del programa
En 1980, la Farmers Home Administration del USDA, en colaboración con la NRWA, creó el Programa Rural Water Circuit Rider. Este programa ofrece un equipo nacional de profesionales del agua potable para proporcionar formación y asistencia técnica a los gestores de servicios de agua, juntas directivas y especialistas en operaciones. Esta formación está diseñada como formación práctica in situ, basada en actividades, en la que los participantes asumen la responsabilidad de aprender a resolver sus problemas actuales y futuros. El programa está diseñado para proteger las inversiones actuales en infraestructuras de suministro de agua del USDA Rural Development y ayudarles a planificar un futuro más sostenible.
Providing Training and Technical Assistance to Rural Water Systems
The NRWA Circuit Rider Program serves all 50 States and Puerto Rico, totaling 132 Circuit Riders. These Circuit Riders provide hands-on training and technical assistance to small, rural water systems on an everyday basis, 24/7 at no cost. Personal, professional assistance is at the heart of the Circuit Rider program. On-site help is delivered when and where a rural community needs it. Assistance to small communities and rural utility systems serving a population of 10,000 or less has included:
- Identifying & evaluating affordable solutions to water problems in rural areas
- Assisting systems to rapidly respond and recover after natural and man-made emergencies such as hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, floods, wildfires, and ice storms
- Protecting the environment and public health by improving treatment processes
- Mejorar la sostenibilidad financiera mediante mejores prácticas de gestión, operaciones más eficientes y componentes del sistema mejor mantenidos.
- Mejorar el cumplimiento de la normativa federal
- Asistencia dirigida a los prestatarios RD/RUS y a los prestatarios potenciales
- Assistance provided for all aspects of water utility management, finance, operation and maintenance, regulatory compliance, cybersecurity, disaster response, energy efficiency, and loan/grant applications
Circuit Riders have provided technical assistance for more than 1,100,000 hours to help rural water systems and communities since 2009.
Rita Clary, Directora del Programa Circuit Rider
Por encima y más allá
Los pilotos de circuito de la ANRT van más allá de sus obligaciones laborales cada día, y nos enorgullece destacar algunos ejemplos de ello a continuación.
Avanzar
The NRWA Circuit Rider Program has been largely beneficial to rural and small communities across the United States. The program continues to grow and adapt to changing circumstances, such as emergency disaster response, cybersecurity, and health pandemics. State Rural Water Associations continue to provide this technical assistance to utilities through the Circuit Rider Program every day.