Due to the Omicron variant and current restrictions recently imposed by Washington, D.C. city officials, the 2022 Rural Water Rally has been rescheduled. NRWA carefully considered options to continue the […]
On behalf of all small and rural communities in the country, the National Rural Water Association (NRWA) is grateful for the President’s prioritization of the complete removal of all lead […]
Late on Friday December 10 and early Saturday December 11, storms and a reported more than 30 tornadoes tore through several states in the central and southern region of the […]
In September USDA hosted a National Briefing on Drought for elected officials and public officials, and as a to this briefing has provided the USDA Drought Tool Kit for Elected […]
The National Rural Water Association and the Kansas Rural Water Association honor the life and public service of former Senator Robert Joseph Dole. This courageous leader from Russell, Kansas touched […]
Rural Water’s small and rural community membership secured a massive legislative victory on Friday when the House passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R.3684) by a 228-206 vote. This […]
Investments Will Help 270,000 People Living in Rural America Matt Holmes, on behalf of the National Rural Water Association, participated in a press call with U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom […]
The National Rural Water Association has been monitoring the low inventory and supply chain issues of essential water treatment products and equipment needed to provide safe, clean water and wastewater […]
On Thursday, October 7, 2021 the U.S. Senate confirmed Xochitl Torres Small unanimously to serve as Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development. Torres Small’s nomination by the White House […]
This year at the WaterPro Conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, NRWA held the first annual Rural Water On Display Photo Contest. Entries were sent in from across the country and were […]
The Opening Session video was one of the most talked about features of the WaterPro Conference! We know many of you were not able to join us in person, and […]
Tea, SD – Sioux Center and Hull officials joined engineers, contractors, pipe suppliers and staff from the Lewis & Clark Regional Water System (L&C) on September 14 to celebrate the […]
The National Rural Water Association, America’s leading water utility organization representing over 31,000 rural communities, applauds Congressman Hal Rogers in reaching the milestone of the longest serving representative for the […]
The National Rural Water Association is excited to welcome Vern Steel and Steve Harper to the NRWA team. Vern Steel is joining NRWA as the Chief Operations Officer. He was […]
Sophia Oberton, an operator from the Town of Delmar, located on the Delaware and Maryland border, testified with other water experts before the Senate Committee on Environmental and Public Works […]
Tropical Storm Elsa first impacted the Keys of Florida and then scrapped along the western peninsula on the Gulf Coast. Before making landfall, the Tropical Storm shifted to hurricane level […]
On June 16, 2021 the Senate voted to confirm Radhika Fox to be the Assistant Administrator for Water for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). With a vote of 55-43, Fox […]
On May 12, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced over $17 million in grant funding which will help provide training and technical assistance to small drinking water and wastewater […]
On Monday, February 8, 2021, Sheriff Bob Gualtieri held a press conference surrounding the unlawful intrusion to the City of Oldsmar’s water treatment system. During the press conference, Sherriff Gualtieri […]
This report contains important information on PFAS contamination and a cost recovery program for testing, treatment and remediation initiated by the National Rural Water Association on behalf of rural water […]
It has been a busy week for water and wastewater operators across the U.S. as they respond to winter weather and all that comes with it. From water main breaks […]
View the 2021 Great American Water Taste Test Finals and find out who has the best tasting water in the U.S. The Great American Water Taste Test is the nation’s […]
Sheriff Bob Gualtieri gave a press conference on Monday, February 8, 2021 surrounding the unlawful intrusion to the City of Oldsmar’s water treatment system. Mayor Eric Seidel and City Manager […]
This past Friday, February 5, Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to provide rural communities under economic strain during the COVID-19 pandemic with direct […]
By Gabrielle Minton, Physical Scientist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency The services provided by drinking water and wastewater utilities are vital to the health and resilience of a community. However, extreme […]
