Illinois Rural Water Association

Just a few more weeks left to register for the Admin Conference at the pre-registration price. Sign up today! https://www.ilrwa.org/Admin_Conf.html

IRWA's Golf Outing is August 21, 2026 at Edgewood Golf Course in Auburn, IL. Come out and join us for a great time! Sponsorships are also available. See our webpage for details: https://www.ilrwa.org/Golf%20Outing.html

IRWA has two 2020 Ford F250 Super Duty Ext. Cab pickup trucks listed with Purple Wave Auction. Both auctions will end on July 1, 2026. Follow this link to see information about the vehicles and bidding information:

www.purplewave.com

Birthday wishes going out to our Sourcewater Protection Specialist Rich Adams today!

Remember: CCRs are due to your customers prior to July 1st, and you must submit the completed CCR certification form, copy of the CCR, and water bill with URL, if applicable, to the IEPA by July 10th.

We will accept CCR's to be hosted on our website until June 26, 2026. E-mail Mary Reed: [email protected] to begin the process. You may still send her your CCR for review even if you do not want us to host it - just tell her in the e-mail. She is available M-Th until 1:00 p.m.

See our CCR page for FAQ's and helpful hints: https://www.ilrwa.org/CCR/CCR.html

Register for an Office Hours Appointment for Safe Drinking Water Act Section 1433

EPA will host Office Hours in June 2026 to assist community water systems (CWSs) with specific questions on completing or certifying Risk and Resilience Assessments (RRAs) and Emergency Response Plans (ERPs) under Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) section 1433 (also known as America’s Water Infrastructure Act section 2013). These one-on-one discussions with EPA will remain private. While aimed at CWSs who have a June 30, 2026 deadline, all CWSs are welcome to register if slots are available. Small-sized CWSs serving 3,301 – 49,999 people have an RRA certification deadline of June 30, 2026 and medium-sized CWSs serving 50,000-99,999 people have an ERP certification deadline of June 30, 2026. For more information, visit EPA’s SDWA 1433 webpage or contact [email protected]. Register for an appointment here: EPASafeDrinkingWaterActSection1433OfficeHours@usepa.onmicrosoft.com/?ismsaljsauthenabled=" rel="ugc" target="_blank">https://outlook.office365.com/book/EPASafeDrinkingWaterActSection1433OfficeHours@usepa.onmicrosoft.com/?ismsaljsauthenabled=

Welcome to our new members for May: Anthony Rusher, Baker Manufacturing and Cyclopure. Welcome back Hach Company.

Happy 17th work anniversary to our Executive Director, Don Craig!

Today we wish our Sourcewater Protection Specialist Rich Adams a Happy 4th Work Anniversary!