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BY DANIEL WILSON, NCRWA
n the coming month, NCRWA will be transitioning to a new internal
database system that interfaces with our website (
) to
provide a better experience for our members, especially those desiring
to use online registration for our events and training seminars. As part
of this transition, we have also worked to update much of our website
content. During this process, we were asked to provide content for a
page titled “History”. As we worked to put together a brief version of
the history of NCRWA, I felt that many readers of our magazine may
also enjoy the information. The following is an excerpt from what will
be appearing on our website.
On July 16, 1976, the North Carolina Rural Water Association, Inc®
(NCRWA) was incorporated as a non-profit corporation under the
authority of the NC Secretary of State. NCRWA’s humble, yet service-
focused, existence was much the vision of the initial Board of Directors,
which included:
- Jasper (Jap) Younts of Davidson Water, Inc.
- Boyce Sink of Davidson Water, Inc.
- N.W McGee of the Town of Conover
- William D. Hicks of Dan River Water
- J.A. Mize of Iredell Water, Inc.
- W.P. Wootten of West Iredell Water, Inc.
- Lynn Norton of Alexander County Water, Inc.
Organized from the very beginning to serve as “the voice” of the water
and wastewater systems across the state, NCRWA quickly took its place
as a leading advocate for the members in the state and soon afterwards,
assisted in the organization of the National Rural Water Association
(
) to provide a consolidated voice for systems in the
nation’s capital.
In 1977, NCRWA began providing on-site technical assistance and
training for systems and operators across the state. Later adding Source
Water and Well Head Protection Planning to its services, NCRWA
quickly became recognized as a leading resource in all of these
areas. Today, NCRWA continues these efforts by providing services
from Board Training to Rate Studies to Leak Detection Assistance
to Certification Schools to ensure that our members are able to meet
the ever increasing demands placed on them. Although the list is too
long to include every service, NCRWA has developed a reputation for
assisting with just about any need a system has.
NCRWA also has a reputation for great leadership amongst its ranks.
NCRWA Presidents and Executive Directors dating back to the
beginning have included:
Presidents
July 22, 1976 - 1985: J.A. Younts of Davidson Water, Inc.
1985 – 1987: Rodney Tart of Harnett County Public Utilities
1987 – 1989: Mike Richardson of Montgomery County Water
HISTORY
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