RURAL WATER E-NEWS …………………………….……….….……………………………. 4/30/2025
WRWA has some awesome training opportunities coming up within the next couple of months. We have training for water and wastewater operators. Please check out our training calendar for more information at ~ Events Calendar | Wisconsin Rural Water Association
WRWA Golf Outing ~ May 14, 2025, at Foxfire Golf Club at Par4 Resort, Waupaca, WI ~ Golf Outing | Wisconsin Rural Water Association
Water Supply Regulatory Affairs Seminar ~ May 29, 2025 • 8:25 am to 3:00 pm. Alliant Energy Center ~ 1919 Alliant Energy Center Way, Madison, Monona/Wingra Room. Great information on upcoming and recent Regulatory issues. Registration: $130.00 per individual, $10 per student. Register on-line at www.wiawwa.org
Help keep USDA-Rural Development and WRWA funded, the fun way! First take the Rural Water Pledge: Rural Water Strong. Then follow this link to make a 20 second video that supports Rural Water: Submit Testimonial Videos — Rural Water Strong. Keep in mind, how would you get along without WRWA? Hopefully, we never get a chance to see!
EPA nixes PFAS grants, teases new strategy – On April 15, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) staff were told to cancel tens of millions of dollars worth of pending and active grants. EPA nixes PFAS grants, teases new strategy | Great Lakes Now
DOGE cuts funding for program promoting rural well water testing in Central Wisconsin – The $1 million federal grant funding effort aimed to inform central Wisconsin residents on water quality, fish consumption and related health issues. DOGE cuts funds for program promoting well water testing in Wisconsin
Your clothes are shedding bits of plastic. Here’s what people are doing about it this Earth Day – Bottles and bags, food wrappers and straws. Piping, packaging, toys, and trays. Plastic is everywhere — and yet some people may be surprised at how much they actually wear. Your clothes are shedding bits of plastic. Here’s what people are doing about it this Earth Day
Quote: “It was just a one-off thought thinking maybe I’ll wear this mask and hopefully no one sees me on TV. What happens? My best friend calls me up and asks, ‘Is that you in the Grinch costume?’ I was like, no. How can you tell? ‘Oh, you’re wearing a number 92 jersey and the way you’re standing.’ Then I said yeah, that’s me.” – John Akspulewicz a.k.a. The Green Bay Grinch