Ray Bartels awarded Spirit of Rural Water Award by the South Dakota Association of Rural Water Systems

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The South Dakota Association of Rural Water Systems (SDARWS) has awarded Ray Bartels, longtime director of the Tripp County Water User District with the Spirit of Rural Water Award on January 14, 2016 during their Annual Technical Conference.

The Spirit of Rural Water Award recognizes people, businesses, or groups who go above and beyond for a rural water system or rural water cause in South Dakota.

The South Dakota Association of Rural Water Systems mission is to “provide the highest quality services that meet the needs of and supports the collective efforts of our water and wastewater membership. SDARWS is dedicated to improving and maintaining the water of South Dakota by providing technical assistance, certification classes and many training events held throughout the year.

The South Dakota Rural Water Annual Technical Conference in Pierre annually hosts over 450 individuals and provides water and wastewater educational presentations for board members, managers, and operations specialists from throughout South Dakota.

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