WRA Newsletter
OCTOBER 8, 2020
The Water Sector’s Resilience: Way Ahead of COVID
The water sector was working to meet the myriad of challenges associated with climate change, and then another challenge came along – a global pandemic. COVID-19, tagged 19 due its 2019 start, appears poised to affect many aspects of our lives well into 2021. Water suppliers, major water users and sewage treatment plants are innovating to keep workers safe, ensure the reliability of the water supply, and maintain operations to continue to produce to power, food products, and other goods and services.
Buzzi Scholarship Award Winner 2020
Every year, WRA awards a scholarship in honor of the late Dr. John Buzzi (1936 – 2003), a former WRA Board Chair, and chair of numerous other boards who was a published scientist many times over and a beloved community and regional leader.
American Water Ranked for ESG Excellence
American Water, the largest publicly-traded U.S. water and wastewater utility and WRA member, received one of the highest accolades in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) excellence – earning a #1 rank from the S&P Global Ratings ESG Report.
