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Press Release -
National Rural Water Association
2915 S. 13th Street
Duncan, OK 73533
580-252-0629 FAX 580-255-4476
Contact: Kris R. Cash,
nrwakc@nrwa.org
Louisiana Rural Water
Association Receives
Quality On Tap Leadership in Public Relations Award
National Rural Water Association is pleased
to announce that Louisiana Rural Water Association is the recipient of
the Quality on Tap Excellence in Public Relations Award presented during
NRWA’s Annual Tribute to Excellence Awards Ceremony held in Sacramento,
California on October 12.
Living up to the very essences of “The
Quality on Tap! Public Relations Award,” Louisiana’s presences at
National’s Annual Conference was dearly missed. Able to send only two
representatives from their board of directors, P.M. Woods and Wayne
Fontenot, the rest of the staff remained back in the hurricane ravaged
state helping their water and wastewater systems reestablish services in
the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
According to an update by Wendy LaFleur,
Executive Assistant for Louisiana Rural Water Association, “The
Association is still providing water and wastewater technical assistance
to systems affected by Hurricanes Rita & Katrina. We have split our
staff in half with some working in the New Orleans area and others
working the Cameron, Calcasieu, and Vermilion parishes. Some officials
have indicated that it could be months before power is restored to some
areas.”
“LRWA’s, Executive Director, Patrick
Credeur, attended a meeting at the Louisiana Capital on Thursday,
October 13, in which Louisiana Senators and Representatives met to
discuss issues concerning the state. The House/Senate Environmental
group only had good things to say about Louisiana Rural Water. They
stated that LRWA has a good working relationship with state agencies and
complimented us by stating what a vital role we (LRWA) play in helping
Louisiana get back on its feet again,” stated LaFleur.
This award is presented to the State
Association that is the leader in providing their membership with
necessary Quality On Tap tools and sets the example for good public
relations.
Louisiana Rural Water Association was
selected for this prestigious award from a field of 48 state
associations.
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
24,558 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.
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