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...

Interview with Apprentice Dayton Busch

By: Channing Vang, California Rural Water Association Originally published in the California Water Journal (Winter, 2019)   What’s your background? After being discharged from the military, I enrolled at DeVry University and earned my Associates degree in...

ACADEMY OF WATER EDUCATION (AWE)

ACADEMY OF WATER EDUCATION (AWE) By: Ruby Brungess, California Rual Water Association Executive Assistant   If you have ever attended a California Rural Water Association (CRWA) event you undoubtedly would have heard about the Academy of Water Education (AWE)....

Silver Tsunami

By Channing Vang; Apprenticeship, Membership, and Publications Coordinator   California has one of the most complex water system laws in the nation along with some of the strictest water consumption and compliance standards. The State is also made up of thousands...

Division of Drinking Water – AB 746 Update

This is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. TO:  ALL COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMS FROM:  Division of Drinking Water (DDW) Subject:  Lead TESTING OF DRINKING WATER IN CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS: ab 746 UPDATE What is required of community water systems?...