Awards

ACWA’s awards program is our way of shining a spotlight on the outstanding agencies, member volunteers, lawmakers and water leaders whose exceptional service helps to advance our organizational mission.

ACWA is now accepting applications for Clair A. Hill Agency Award, Excellence in Water Leadership Award and the Outreach Award for Most Effective Agency on a Federal Issue. 

The association recognizes the people and programs that contributed to a stronger ACWA through the following programs:

For questions about ACWA’s Awards Program, please call (916) 441-4545 or email awards@acwa.com.

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Comment Letter: Request for Water Infrastructure Funding in Future COVID-19 Legislation

To: Majority Leader McConnell, Minority Leader Schumer, Speaker Pelosi and Minority Leader McCarthy Subject: ACWA Request for Water Infrastructure Funding […]

Coalition Letter: Funding for Water Infrastructure and Water Affordability in Response to COVID-19

To: Speaker Pelosi, Minority Leader McCarthy, Senators Feinstein and Harris, and Members of the California Congressional Delegation Subject: Include Urgently […]

Comment Letter: Draft Fund Expenditure Plan for the Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund

Agency: State Water Resource Control Board Subject: Comment Letter – Draft Fund Expenditure Plan for the Safe and Affordable Drinking […]

Comment Letter: Water Loss Regulation

To: Ms. Jeanine Townsend Subject: Comment Letter – Water Loss Regulation Webinar Letter excerpt: The coalition of organizations listed below […]

Webinar: Geohazard Mitigation for California Water Agencies

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Coalition Letter: Regulation of PFOS, PFOA and other PFAS in Drinking Water

To: The Honorable Andrew Wheeler Subject: Regulation of PFOS, PFOA and other PFAS in drinking water Letter excerpt: We appreciate the […]

Comment Letter: Proposed Decision Adopting Additional and Modified De-Energization Guidelines

Agency: California Public Utilities Commission Subject: Joint Comments of Valley Center Municipal Water District, Padre Dam Municipal Water District, Municipal Water […]

Comment Letter: White Paper Discussion on Economic Feasibility Analysis in Consideration of a Hexavalent Chromium MCL

To: Jeanine Townsend, Clerk to the Board State Water Resources Control Board Subject: White Paper Discussion on Economic Feasibility Analysis […]

ACWA Submits Letters Urging State and Federal Leadership to Achieve Voluntary Agreements

To: Governor Newsom and U.S. Department of Interior Secretary Bernhardt Subject: Voluntary Agreements Description: ACWA urges Gov. Newsom and Secretary […]

Coalition Letter: Funding for Water Infrastructure & Affordability in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

To: Speaker Pelosi, Minority Leader McCarthy and Members of the California Congressional Delegation: Subject: Include Urgently Needed Funding for Water […]

Webinar: How to Reduce Costs with PG&E’s New Time-of-Use (TOU) Rate Analysis

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Comment Letter: Draft Handbook for Water Budget Development

Agency: California Department of Water Resources Subject: Comment Letter on the ‘Draft Handbook for Water Budget Development: With or Without […]

Federal Regulatory Issues Chart

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2019 Year in Review

Throughout 2019, ACWA advanced its policy goals by employing robust advocacy at the state and federal levels. Collaborative work with member […]

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