Today, 120Water and the National Rural Water Association (NRWA) announced a new partnership that will expand the technical assistance and support available to state rural water chapters as they prepare to meet new regulatory requirements.
The partnership will equip state rural water association members across the country with tools and resources to manage water quality programs related to lead and other contaminants. The partnership will focus specifically on helping water systems as they prepare to meet new regulatory expectations due to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR).
This will include educational resources, ongoing training, and access to 120Water solutions—consisting of cloud-based software, point-of-use sampling kits and expert consulting services—at a preferred price.
"As the national conversation surrounding water infrastructure continues in Washington and new regulatory expectations are introduced by the LCRR, we know smaller water systems across the country want to get ahead and avoid increased operational burdens," said Lowell Huffman, Director of Partnerships at 120Water. "Through our partnership with the NRWA, we will provide these systems with the tools and resources they need to remain compliant, access funding to manage their inventory, and support to efficiently execute lead management programs."
"Supporting rural water and wastewater professionals throughout the country remains a primary focus for the NRWA," said Anthony Prince, NRWA Development Director. "With regulatory updates on the horizon, it is imperative that these professionals and utility systems have the resources needed to remain compliant."
This national partnership builds upon 120Water's existing collaborations with state rural water affiliates across the country, including Michigan, South Carolina, Georgia and Delaware.
"120Water has been a great resource to both SCRWA staff and utility members as we traverse the ever-changing compliance requirements surrounding the new Lead and Copper Rule Revisions," said Jill Miller, Executive Director of the South Carolina Rural Water Association (SCRWA). "Although the revisions are still a lot to take in, the 120Water team's expertise, resources and collaborative approach to tackling this complicated rule makes the task more manageable for all involved."
Affiliate rural water associations interested in learning more or establishing a similar program may contact Lowell Huffman, Director of Partnerships at 120Water.
SOURCE: 120Water, via PR Newswire
