Water Systems CouncilNews
News Release: Water Systems Council Awards Senator John Boozman with Water Systems Legislator of th
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- May 17, 2022 -- U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) is the 2022 recipient of the Water Systems Legislator of the Year Award, which was presented by the Water Systems Council (WSC) in recognition of his leadership in Congress in advancing funding and policies to bring safe drinking water to rural Arkansas and rural America. Senator Boozman has authored and shepherded through Congress legislation that has benefited rural families and brought new resources of safe drinking water to low-income
Remembering Robin Irwin
It is with a very heavy heart that we share the news that Robin Irwin passed away on Monday, March 14, 2022. Robin was a huge part of our water well industry family! She was Operations Manager for Murray Drilling Company, Bernalillo, New Mexico, and also served as Executive Secretary of the New Mexico Ground Water Association. Robin was elected as WSC’s first Contractor Board member in 2019. She also served as vice president of the Water Well Trust Board of Directors. In addition, Robin had chaired WSC's
News Release: Boshart Industries President Julie Storey Named to Water Systems Council Board of Dire
WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 7, 2022 -- Julie Storey, president of Boshart Industries, has been named to the Water Systems Council (WSC) Board of Directors. She will replace long-time WSC Board member Bo Andersson, who stepped down in 2021.Storey started her career at Boshart Industries, a manufacturer and supplier of innovative and high quality plumbing, heating, industrial, irrigation and water well parts, in 1991 as an Inside Sales Representative for Ontario. Her territory expanded over time to cover
News Release: Water Systems Council Celebrates 90th Anniversary in 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – February 23, 2022 -- The Water Systems Council, the only national nonprofit organization solely focused on household wells and small water well systems, is celebrating 90 years of contribution to the growth of the private water systems industry in 2022.The Early Years Founded in 1932 as the National Association of Domestic and Farm Pump Manufacturers (NADFPM), the organization’s early years focused on a cooperative partnership between water systems manufacturers and electric power
News Release: WSC Conducts First-Ever State of the Water Well Industry Survey
WASHINGTON, D.C. – December 9, 2021 -- The Water Systems Council, the only national nonprofit organization solely focused on household wells and small water well systems, recently announced that it is conducting the first-ever survey to gauge the state of the water well industry. The online survey was recently distributed via email to Water Systems Council (WSC) manufacturer and distributor members as well as water well contractors. WSC member companies also helped distribute the survey using their
News Release: WSC Honors Bo Andersson with Inaugural Industry Icon Award
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- November 23, 2021 --The Water Systems Council, the only national nonprofit organization solely focused on household wells and small water well systems, recently honored Bo Andersson as the recipient of its first WSC Industry Icon Award. Andersson is currently Director of Research and Development at Boshart Group. Prior to that, he served as President and CEO of Flomatic Corporation for more than 40 years and holds more than 14 product patents. “There is no one who is more passionate
Water Systems Council Announces Board of Directors for 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – February 17, 2021 -- The Water Systems Council, the only national nonprofit organization solely focused on household wells and small water well systems, recently announced its Board of Directors for 2021. Dan Story, Vice President of Groundwater/Irrigation at Grundfos, will be taking the reins as President. Story has worked for Grundfos for over 16 years and is the third generation in his family to work in the groundwater industry. At Grundfos Pumps, Story has served as the Vice
Water Well Trust Receives $1 Million USDA Grant for National Water Well Projects
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- September 10, 2020 -- The Water Well Trust, a national nonprofit helping rural Americans get access to a clean, safe water supply, has received a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Household Water Well Systems (HWWS) program for projects to increase potable water availability to rural households throughout the U.S. The USDA grant and matching funds from the Water Systems Council will be used to fund more than 80 Water Well Trust projects throughout the U.S. For
CA Supreme Court Ruling Means Longer Waits, Increased Costs for Water Well Permits
On August 27, 2020, the California Supreme Court issued a decision that likely means that water well permits in the state will cost more and contractors will have to wait longer for the permit. In Protecting Our Water and Environmental Resources (POWER) v. County of Stanislaus, POWER filed suit, claiming that the county’s issuance of water well construction permits involved discretion on the part of the county, and therefore a review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) was required before
