LRWA-The Complete Package
Louisiana Rural Water Association (LRWA) is governed by a membership elected board of
directors.  LRWA is a non-profit organization established in 1978 to assist small water and
wastewater systems through training, on-site technical assistance, and state operator
certification.  Our assistance is geared toward the operation and maintenance of water and
wastewater systems and to assist them in understanding the rules and regulations of said
operation.  LRWA has been the driving force providing water and wastewater training and
technical assistance to small towns and rural areas of all sixty-four parishes of Louisiana.

In short, LRWA has a proven track record of providing the highest quality training, technical
assistance and information products and services necessary for promoting public health
and environmental protection.  The professional staff of LRWA is skilled in all areas of water
and wastewater operations and management.  The goals of LRWA, through the Safe
Drinking Water Program, is to protect the public's health by ensuring the provision of safe
drinking water and compliance with federal and state rules, regulations, and standards as
we have in years past.

Technical assistance is a key ingredient in LRWA's effort to improve the quality of utility
services in rural Louisiana and America.  More than 2,700 water and wastewater systems
benefit from this assistance each year.  Our dedicated group of professional technical
assistance providers makes over 7,700 on-site visits annually.  They assist systems with
their efforts to comply with complex regulations and to protect the public's health.

LRWA provides assistance by telephone, on-site technical assistance, and classroom
instruction training.  We have various programs in place with qualified field technicians per
program.  By simply calling the office at
1-800-256-2591 or 337-738-2896 you will be
provided with the necessary information or your message will be relayed to the proper field
technician, followed by a telephone call and/or an on-site visit.

Some of the services LRWA offers are:

Provide assistance by telephone, on-site technical assistance and training to
   all water and wastewater systems across the state
Provide membership to water and/or wastewater systems, small
   municipalities, individual and vendors associated with the water and/or
   wastewater industry
Updated yearly membership list provided to associate members
Operator certification training, applications, and information
Energy conservation training sessions and technical assistance (smoke
   testing, leak detection, sewer video camera, etc.)
Statewide training sessions on related topics for water and/or
   wastewater systems
Various training manuals for operator certification
Various manuals for the operation and maintenance of water and/or
   wastewater systems
Re-certification credit hours available through LRWA training sessions
Annual technical/training conference
Rate structures
Informing membership of federal and state issues
Lobby programs on the state and federal level
Quarterly magazines with advertisement and articles related to water and
   wastewater industry to all members (free classified ads- Help Wanted or
   Equipment for Sale)
Expeditious on-site technical assistance for all types of water and/or
   wastewater systems
Water and/or wastewater system health insurance information
Water and/or wastewater system liability insurance information
Reduced registration fees for all LRWA events
LRWA offers up-to-date information on our web-site (www.lrwa.org)
Transportable wastewater pilot plant with complete lab setup
Equipment available along with technical assistance
Voting rights in association affairs for active members
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