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

North Dakota Rural Water Systems Association is recognized across their state as the leader in environmental protection.  From source water and wellhead protection to training and assisting their utility membership, NDRWSA constantly works to provide clean, safe, affordable water to the residents of North Dakota.

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.