RURAL WATER E-NEWS …………………………….……….….……………………………. 12/3/2025
Rural Water needs thank you letters of support! Did you get some help from Todd, Annie, Dan W., Jesse, Tony, Matt, Andrew, Nate, or Dan C. lately? Maybe Kelly or George stopped in and helped solve a problem? Don’t forget about our office staff if they helped you out with anything. Let us know how you would get along without their help or help from WRWA! Send Renee your “Thank You” to rkoback@wrwa.org and we will be sure to show our Congressmen and Senators we have the best staff in the U.S.!
It’s time to Nominate your fellow Operators, Clerks, and Industry colleagues for a Wisconsin Rural Water Award! It is award season, and we are looking for nominations for people that have done an upstanding job in the water/wastewater industry. Maybe someone who has had a distinguished career, solved an especially difficult problem, or made you and your customer’s life better. Go to our website and nominate a deserving candidate today! The deadline for nominations is February 6, 2026. 2026-Nominations-Form.pdf
USDA Rural Development invests additional $703,000 to update Burnett Township wastewater facility – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development (RD) State Director Andrew C. Iverson announced today that the Burnett Sanitary District #1 will use a USDA RD grant of $703,000 to install a new lift station and force main sewer lateral in Burnett Township, Wisconsin. USDA Rural Development invests additional $703,000 to update Burnett Township wastewater facility » Urban Milwaukee
Early study results show landfill runoff in Wisconsin has high PFAS levels – University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers analyzed 4 potential sources of PFAS contamination in groundwater Early study results show landfill runoff in Wisconsin has high PFAS levels – WPR
Wisconsin bill promotes soybean-based firefighting foam to replace PFAS – Senate bill would offer grants to fire departments that make the switch to safer foam Soybean-based firefighting foam to replace PFAS under bill proposal
Quote: “Winter tip: Never catch snowflakes with your tongue until all the birds have gone south.”