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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Priority Issues Bulletin

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Recommendations for Resilient Headwaters

ACWA’s headwater documents showcase the importance of improved headwaters management. Benefits include increased water yield and quality, enhanced natural features […]

Improved Management of California’s Headwaters

  Improved Management of California’s Headwaters outlines ACWA’s updated Headwaters Policy Principles, which were adopted by the ACWA Board of […]

Comment letter: ACWA Comments on Draft Water Resilience Portfolio

To: Nancy Vogel, Director of the Governor’s Water Portfolio Program Subject: Association of California Water Agencies’ Comments regarding the Draft […]

Comment Letter: ACWA Joint Comments on Draft Policy for the Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund

Agency: State Water Resources Control Board Subject: Draft Policy for Developing the Fund Expenditure Plan for the Safe and Affordable Drinking Water […]

ACWA’s Five-Year Strategic Plan

ACWA’s five-year strategic plan will afford the association the benefit of a broader forecast of resources, as well as the […]

Comment Letter: ACWA Comments on Urban Water Conservation Reporting

Agency: State Water Resources Control Board Subject: Proposed Urban Water Conservation Reporting Regulations Description: ACWA provided public comment on the proposed urban […]

Federal Legislative Matrix

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Federal Regulatory Issues Chart

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Comment Letter: ACWA Comments on Public Health Goals for PFAS

Agency: Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment Subject: Public Health Goals for perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctane sulfonate Description: ACWA provided public comment […]

ACWA and CMUA Lead Service Line Inventory Webinar Materials

On Dec. 17, in cooperation with the State Water Resource Control Board’s Division of Drinking Water, ACWA and CMUA hosted […]

Comment Letter: ACWA and CMUA Comment on Proposed ELAP Regulations

Agencies: State Water Resources Control Board Subject: Comments on Proposed Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (ELAP) Regulations Description: ACWA and CMUA provided […]

Coalition Letter on Strategic Plan to Protect CA’s Coast and Ocean

To: Wade Crowfoot, Secretary for Natural Resources Subject: Comments on Strategic Plan to Protect California’s Coast and Ocean 2020-2025 Description: Comments […]

2020 ACWA Scholarship Toolkit

To assist  members in promoting available ACWA scholarship opportunities, the association has updated its Scholarship Toolkit for the 2020-’21 academic […]

ACWA 2019 Fall Conference Presentations

Presentations from ACWA’s 2019 Fall Conference & Exhibition held Dec. 3-6 in San Diego are available below. Please note that […]

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MARYSVILLE – After 23 years of dedicated service to Yuba Water Agency, General Manager Curt Aikens will retire in January […]

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Last November, both Roseville and the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) entered into an agreement to transfer up to 6,000 […]

ACWA News for Feb. 14, 2020

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Historic Day for Groundwater Management in California

Big milestones in California water rarely come in single-day sizes. But Jan. 31 was one of those landmark days, and […]

Spotlight: Water Industry Jobs – Feb. 2020

New California Law Creates Pathway to Water Industry Jobs for Military Veterans After LT. Jose Martinez retired from the U.S. […]

February Priority Issues Update Available to Members

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State Lowers Response Levels for PFOA, PFOS

The State Water Resources Control Board’s Division of Drinking Water (DDW) on Feb. 6 announced lower Drinking Water Response Levels […]

ACWA Testifies at PSPS Hearing; AB 2182 (Rubio) Introduced

On Feb. 11, ACWA-sponsored bill AB 2182 (Rubio) was introduced to address the unintended consequences of Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) […]

West Basin Launches New Program to Provide Free Water Saving Devices

CARSON – West Basin Municipal Water District (West Basin) announced the launch of its Change & Save program, a water […]

District Launches Innovative Website: What’s Your Water Footprint?

ROWLAND HEIGHTS – Rowland Water District has launched an exciting, innovative website focused on providing customers with user-friendly information and […]

Marin Water’s GM Receives National Environmental Achievement Award

MARIN – Marin Municipal Water District General Manager Ben Horenstein received a National Environmental Achievement Award for Distinguished Service, at […]

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FOUNTAIN VALLEY – Local water agencies in Orange County announced today they are voluntarily removing dozens of groundwater wells from […]

ACWA Applauds Gov. Newsom Comments in Support of Voluntary Agreements

SACRAMENTO – ACWA Executive Director Dave Eggerton issued the following statement in response to the announcement by California Gov. Gavin […]