WASHINGTON, DC – December 4, 2018 -- The Water Systems Council (WSC) has signed a five-year memorandum of understanding with the National Groundwater Association (NGWA) that provides a foundation for collaboration on future joint projects and initiatives.   WSC executive director Margaret Martens and NGWA CEO Terry S. Morse, CIC, signed the MOU following the first day of the Groundwater Summit ...read more

WASHINGTON, DC -- October 19, 2018 -- The Water Well Trust, the national nonprofit helping Americans get access to a clean, safe water supply, has received a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Household Water Well Systems program for a project to increase potable water availability to rural households in Arkansas.  The USDA grant and matching funds from the Water Systems Council will ...read more

WASHINGTON, DC -- August 20, 2018 -- Private water well owners who are members of the wellcare® Well Owners Network are being offered deep discounts on three different well water test kits from Tap Score for a limited time.   The wellcare® Well Owners Network recommends annual testing of private water wells for bacteria and other elements that could pose a health risk to households served by ...read more

WASHINGTON, DC -– May 3, 2018 -- The Water Well Trust, the only national nonprofit helping low income Americans get access to a clean, safe water supply, announced the completion of its 100th water well since the program began in 2012.Funded by USDA Household Water Well System grants and matching funds from Water Systems Council member companies, the Water Well Trust provides low-interest loans ...read more

WASHINGTON, D.C., -- November 7, 2017 -- David Rutz of Xylem Inc. and Donna Weller of Baker Manufacturing, LLC, have been named to the Water Systems Council (WSC) board of directors.  Rutz is Director of North American Sales–Residential and Agriculture, Xylem. He has worked in Xylem’s Applied Water Systems business unit for five years and has extensive experience in residential, industrial and ...read more

WASHINGTON, DC -- October 25, 2017 -- The Water Well Trust, the only national nonprofit helping Americans get access to a clean, safe water supply, has completed 27 water well projects in 16 Georgia counties funded by a grant from the USDA’s Household Water Well Systems Grant program. In 2015, the USDA awarded a $140,000 matching grant to the Water Well Trust to increase potable water ...read more

WASHINGTON, DC -- December 20, 2016 -- President Obama has signed the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act into law, which includes provisions of the Water Supply Cost Savings Act championed by the Water Systems Council and other leading water well industry groups over the past three years.   Originally introduced in the 113th Congress on September 18, 2014, the Water ...read more