RURAL WATER E-NEWS …………………………….……….….……………………………. 1/28/2026
Excavation “Competent Person” Safety Training ~ February 10, 2026, WRWA Technology Center, 351 Water Way, Plover WI 54467 ~ Excavation “Competent Person” Safety Training (6 Municipal Water or Wastewater Safety Credits, 6 General Septage) | Wisconsin Rural Water Association
7th Annual WRWA Ice Fisheree North ~ Thursday, February 5, 2026 & Friday, February 6, 2026 ~ Chetek, WI Ice Fisheree | Wisconsin Rural Water Association
Nominate the best in the Industry ~ Do you know a great operator, business or other entity that has done a great job of supporting your water system? It’s time to let everyone know about them. Nominations are now being taken for best operator, lifetime achievement, business and others. Go to 2026-Nominations-Form.pdf to nominate someone that has made our industry better.
Rural Water 38th Annual Technical Conference is March 24-27, 2026! Get registered now for one of the largest events in the water industry. Classes, new equipment, fun events…all together with other operators from throughout the state. Follow this link for Registration and Hotel Reservations Annual Technical Conference | Wisconsin Rural Water Association If you have any issues with making your online hotel reservation, please call Discover Green Bay at 888-867-3342.
Gov. Tony Evers and GOP lawmakers say a deal is within reach on addressing PFAS – Evers and Republicans have long been gridlocked over releasing funds to address PFAS contamination Gov. Tony Evers and GOP lawmakers say a deal is within reach on addressing PFAS – WPR
DNR awards NG wastewater treatment ‘Outstanding Performance of a Facility’ – The Village of New Glarus was notified this week that, after a review of facilities around the State of Wisconsin, the New Glarus Wastewater Treatment Plant was nominated and selected as a recipient of the “Outstanding Performance of a Facility” 2025 award. DNR awards NG wastewater treatment ‘Outstanding Performance of a Facility’
Paper company named responsible for PFAS pollution offers bottled water to Stella – Ahlstrom launches bottled water program after state regulators named it among companies tied to PFAS contamination Paper company named responsible for PFAS pollution offers bottled water to Stella – WPR
Water main break a sign of what’s to come during northeast Wisconsin cold snap – Cold temperatures are making their way to northeast Wisconsin, and that means the increase in chances that water main breaks could occur. Water main break a sign of what’s to come during northeast Wisconsin cold snap
At least 4 Wisconsin communities signed secrecy deals for billion-dollar data centers – Massive data center proposals are often developed in secret. Wisconsin has now joined several states with legislative proposals to make the process more transparent. At least four Wisconsin communities signed secrecy deals for data centers
Quote: “It’s so cold…I saw chickens lined up outside a KFC waiting for their turn in the deep fryer” – the Colonel