National Rural Water Association
American water and wastewater utility membership organization / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The National Rural Water Association (NRWA), with its affiliated state rural water associations, is the largest water and wastewater utility membership organization in the United States of America. The NRWA is a professional organization that supports rural and small water utilities throughout the nation. NRWA and its state affiliates are organized as a non-profit trade association, and represent more than 31,000 water and wastewater utility members.
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Coordinates | 34.4715°N 97.9653°W / 34.4715; -97.9653 |
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The association provides training, technical assistance and source water protection assistance to the rural and small utilities which comprise 94 percent of the nation's community water supplies. This assistance is supported by the United States Congress and is provided in partnership with the USDA's Rural Utilities Service, the Farm Service Agency and the Environmental Protection Agency.
The NRWA and state rural water affiliates also represent rural and small utilities in the regulatory and legislative process.