The NRWA Circuit Rider Program serves all 50 States and Puerto Rico, totaling 132 Circuit Riders. These Circuit Riders provide hands-on training and technical assistance to small, rural water systems on an everyday basis, 24/7. Personal, professional assistance is at the heart of the Circuit Rider program. On-site help is delivered when and where a rural community needs it. Assistance to small communities and rural utility systems serving a population of 10,000 or less has included:
- Identifying & evaluating affordable solutions to water and wastewater problems in rural areas
- Assisting systems to rapidly respond and recover after natural or man-made emergencies such as hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, floods, wildfires, ice storms and the health pandemic, COVID-19.
- Protecting the environment and public health by improving treatment processes
- Improving financial sustainability through better management practices, more efficient operations and better maintained system components
- Enhancing compliance with federal regulations
- Assistance directed toward RD/RUS borrowers and potential borrowers
- Assistance provided for all aspects of water utility management, finance, operation and maintenance, regulatory compliance, energy efficiency and loan/grant applications
For more information, please contact George Beaulieu george@rirwa.org
