National Rural Water Association is pleased to announce that the Iowa Rural Water Association is the recipient of the Excellence in National Legislation Award presented during NRWA’s Annual Tribute to Excellence Awards Ceremony held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on September 26.

Iowa Rural Water Association is recognized across their state as the leader in efforts to improve water quality, protect the environment and maintain a recognizable presence in Washington, D.C., while assisting their utility membership to provide clean, safe, affordable water to the residents of Iowa.

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 26,292 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.