Minnesota Rural Water Association

05/29/2026

MRWA Wastewater Technical Advisor Jim Finken provided technical assistance with sewer televising in Effie in looking for Inflow & Infiltration. Good thing Jim loves what he does since he was assisted by lots of wood ticks, a Pit Bull that had an issue with him being there and another dog that was eyeing him up also! Happy to report that Jim is in one piece!

05/29/2026

MRWA Line Tracing Training Session in Kandiyohi has great turnout and hot 🥵 weather but expert presenters and MRWA staff made for an excellent session! #

05/29/2026

Hawkins is a fantastic sponsor of NRWA Water & Wastewater Apprenticeship Program

Did you hear the news? Longtime sponsor, Hawkins, Inc., is awarding ten (10) $3000 scholarships to be used for costs associated with apprenticeship. These scholarships will be available to utility systems meeting the eligibility requirements on behalf of an existing or future apprentice. To learn more or to apply, please visit https://nrwa.pulse.ly/ldbigdnr4o

The deadline to apply is June 30.

05/26/2026

MRWA Wastewater Pump O&M Training Session in Menahga. Thank you to the expert presenters and MRWA corporate partner Midwest Pump Works MN for providing operators an overall operation and maintenance best practices for pumps and controls!

05/18/2026

MRWA Wastewater Technical Advisor Paul Plaetz is providing technical assistance with some desperate measures in floating the sewer camera with the help of the fire department in Ivanhoe! Paul taped water bottles to my camera so we could float it above all the debris to get to the problem.

05/18/2026

Great news Minnesota! More than 99% of Minnesota’s public water systems met all federal drinking water standards in 2025 -

News ReleaseMay 14, 2026Contact informationMore than 99% of Minnesota’s public water systems met all federal drinking water standards in 2025The Minnesota Drinking Water Annual Report for 2025, released by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) today, showed that more than 99% of Minnesota's pub...

05/15/2026

Minnesota GreenCorps member application for the 2026-2027 program year is officially open and accepting applications until June 16th - Interested applicants should go to www.pca.state.mn.us/mngreencorps to learn more about the program and apply online. The application guidance and project summaries documents are available on that website along with a link to the member application. Applicant questions go to [email protected].
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7F86TkfYab0 Minnesota GreenCorps

The MPCA monitors environmental quality, offers technical and financial assistance and enforces environmental regulations in Minnesota.

05/14/2026

This week, Minnesota Rural Water Association Circuit Riders Ben Oseien and Jake Williams and Training Specialist Bob Klug attended NRWA Emergency Response Training in Alabama so they can learn the latest and greatest in emergency response techniques and management. Looks like they enjoyed it 🤩

05/12/2026

MRWA Circuit Rider Zach Blonigen provided technical assistance in St Clair with Hydrant repair -a 1 finger operation after it was repaired! 💦

05/12/2026

MRWA Circuit Rider Jake Williams provided technical assistance by spending the day on-site at Medina Public Works facility working hands-on with their crew, tearing down and rebuilding one of the hydrants located behind our facility while teaching the step-by-step maintenance process. Medina was extremely happy with the assistance provided by Circuit Rider Jake!