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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
South Dakota
Association of Rural Water Systems Receives
Excellence in National Legislation Award!
National Rural Water Association is pleased
to announce that South Dakota Association of Rural Water Systems is the
recipient of the Excellence in National Legislation Award presented
during NRWA’s Annual Tribute to Excellence Awards Ceremony held in
Sacramento, California on October 12.
This award is presented to the State
Association providing top leadership on a national basis. This
association has gained the backing of their congressional delegations
securing funding for training and technical assistance & rural
development loans and grants though their support of national
legislative priorities, rally activities and success in involving their
membership.
South Dakota Rural Water is the only water
and wastewater association in South Dakota monitoring legislation in
Pierre, SD and Washington DC. The Association monitors bills affecting
South Dakota municipal and rural water and wastewater systems and is
prepared to activate its legislative network on issues that effect the
industry.
South Dakota Rural Water 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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