Texas Natural Resources Conservation Service Receives Award of Merit

This year, AWWA honored the Texas Natural Resources Conservation Service (TNRCS) with the Award of Merit for tirelessly promoting Farm Bill initiatives through NRCS programs to protect and improve water quality and quantity that is available for the citizens and industries across Texas. The award is given to those outside the water profession who have demonstrated outstanding service in support of the principles of AWWA in providing better water for people.

The Texas NRCS has partnered with TAWWA for technical guidance in source water protection and developed evaluation methodologies and communication paths, and has worked diligently over the decades to implement programs and provide technical expertise and funding for projects that help improve water quality and quantity throughout the State of Texas.

Their recent work on implementing the 2018 Farm Bill has been a model for other State NRCS offices. The NRCS in Texas reacted immediately to the availability of this new funding initiative by inviting representatives of TAWWA to be members of the State Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) and, during the first meeting with TAWWA representation, created a Watershed/Source Water sub-committee to guide the STAC on issues

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