About Us

In December 2000 the Governor's Advisory Drought Planning Panel assembled a Critical Water Shortage Contingency Plan to address the impacts of critical water shortages in the near term. Following a recommendation made in the Plan, California Rural Water Association (CRWA) and will bring small water systems resources to help cope with water shortages. CRWA will be developing a assessment and response plan guidebook to assist small water systems in completing and implementing emergency/disaster response plans, a series of training workshops on drought preparedness as it pertains to small water systems, a resource library, presentations on drought preparedness and emergency/disaster response plans for the use of small water systems, providing technical assistance to small water systems, and assisting in the preparation and completion of emergency/disaster response plans to account for drought.

CRWA is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit association of professionals and utilities in the water and wastewater industry serving small communities. CRWA exists to enhance the quality of life in small communities by providing, training, technical assistance, and representation to public water and wastewater utilities. CRWA is the California state affiliate of the National Rural Water Association (NRWA), participating in all of NRWA's programs and providing all of their benefits to California. For more information on CRWA, please visit their website, www.calruralwater.org. For more information of NRWA, please visit www.nrwa.org.