National Apprenticeship Week, Nov. 15-21

US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR HIGHLIGHTS ‘LEARN-AS-YOU-EARN’  APPRENTICESHIP MODEL WASHINGTON, DC– The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the 2021 National Apprenticeship Week will be celebrated Nov. 15-21. The weeklong celebration allows labor and business leaders,...

Important Notice – Phishing Email Scam

To All Our CRWA Members, Participating Utility Agencies, Vendors and Individuals It has come to our attention that an organization un-affiliated with California Rural Water Association is targeting water systems throughout the State of California through email selling...

PPE Give Away

PPE Give Away By: Jordan Faulhaber, California Rural Water Association   California Rural Water Association has always strived to support and provide assistance to water and wastewater utilities. It is our desire to get the best resources for our members, and...

CalWarn Gives Cloth Mask Away

CalWARN Commodity Point-of-Distribution (CPOD) Application & Scheduling System FEMA through a joint effort of US EPA and CalWARN/CWA with assistance from CA-NV AWWA and the SWRCB – Division of Drinking Water (DDW), are establishing Commodity Points of...

2020 CRWA Annual EXPO Canceled

California Rural Water Association (CRWA) has decided to cancel our Annual Expo scheduled for April 27-30, 2020 in South Lake Tahoe. Please contact the CRWA office with any questions that you may have. We appreciate your support and understanding. Due to the nature of...

NRWA Statement on the COVID-19 Virus

        The National Rural Water Association continues to monitor the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and recommends all water and wastewater utilities review the best and latest information on the following trusted websites:...

THE WATER SHUTOFF PROTECTION ACT – SB 998

By James Ciampa, Lagerlof, Senecal, Gosney & Kruse, LLP Last year, the California Legislature passed, and Governor Brown signed into law, SB 998 – the Water Shutoff Protection Act (the “Act”), found at Health and Safety Code Sections 116900 et seq. SB 998 changes...