National Rural Water Association is pleased to announce that Philmont Scout Ranch, Cimarron, New Mexico is the recipient of the Excellence in Environmental Achievement Award presented during NRWA’s Annual Tribute to Excellence Awards Ceremony held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on September 26.

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.

Philmont Scout Ranch exemplifies environmental excellence, particularly in regard to the precious resource of water.  Thru their innovative and collaborative approaches to projects, Philmont ensures safe drinking water, clean wastewater treatment that protects the environment, partnerships that protect the watershed, and quality environmental education for future generations.

Philmont is an outstanding member of New Mexico Rural Water Association.  Their mutually beneficial relationship grows each year.  Through the volunteer efforts of Philmont staff members, knowledge and expertise is passed throughout rural New Mexico.  They are most deserving of this award.

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.