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Feb 17, 2021, 08:47 ET Water Systems Council Announces Board of Directors for 2021

The Water Systems Council, the only national nonprofit organization solely focused on household wells and small water well systems, recently...

Mar 19, 2020, 08:35 ET Water Systems Council/ASSE Performance Requirements for Pitless Adapters, Pitless Units, and Well Caps Designated an American National Standard by ANSI

A co-development effort by the Water Systems Council and ASSE International to update the standard for Performance Requirements for Pitless Adapters, ...

Jun 05, 2019, 08:36 ET WSC and NGWA File Friends of Court Brief in U.S. Supreme Court Groundwater Case

The Water Systems Council (WSC) and the National Ground Water Association (NGWA) have filed an amici curiae (friends of the court) brief in the case...

Jun 04, 2019, 08:42 ET Water Systems Council & NGWA Agree to Collaborate on Future Initiatives

The Water Systems Council (WSC) has signed a five-year memorandum of understanding with the National Groundwater Association (NGWA) that provides a...

Dec 05, 2018, 08:37 ET Water Systems Council & NGWA Agree to Collaborate on Future Initiatives

The Water Systems Council (WSC) has signed a five-year memorandum of understanding with the National Groundwater Association (NGWA) that provides a...

Oct 26, 2018, 08:45 ET Water Systems Council Celebrates Signing of America's Water Infrastructure Act into Law

The Water Systems Council (WSC), the only national nonprofit organization solely focused on household wells and water well systems, celebrated...

Oct 10, 2018, 08:34 ET wellcare® Well Owners Network Partners with Tap Score to Help Well Owners Affected by Hurricane Florence

The Water Systems Council's wellcare® Well Owners Network is providing its members and other well owners impacted by Hurricane Florence with...

Aug 20, 2018, 08:37 ET Tap Score Offers Deep Discounts on Well Water Test Kits to wellcare® Well Owners Network Members

Private water well owners who are members of the wellcare® Well Owners Network are being offered deep discounts on three different well water test...

Aug 14, 2018, 08:39 ET Water Systems Council Weighs in on Arizona Supreme Court Decision in Important Water Rights Case

The Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that the Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR) does not have to consider unquantified federal reserved...

Feb 09, 2018, 08:35 ET Water Systems Council Heralds Introduction of Bipartisan Bill to Address America's Water Systems Infrastructure Crisis

The Water Systems Council (WSC), the only national nonprofit organization solely focused on household wells and water well systems, expressed its...

Nov 08, 2017, 07:40 ET Water Systems Council Names David Rutz and Donna Weller to Board of Directors

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 ...

Jul 21, 2017, 12:50 ET U.S. Senate Committee Hearing on Nation's Water Infrastructure Hears Testimony from Water Well Trust Arkansas Project Participant

Rural northwest Arkansas resident Mike Frazee provided emotional testimony yesterday before a Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works...

Dec 20, 2016, 08:30 ET President Signs WIIN Act Containing Water Supply Cost Savings Act Provisions Championed by Water Systems Council Into Law

President Obama has signed the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act into law, which includes provisions of the Water Supply...

Oct 17, 2016, 08:40 ET WSC Releases 2016 Update to Publication on Groundwater Rights in the U.S.

The Water Systems Council (WSC), the only national, nonprofit organization solely focused on household wells and small water well systems, has...

Sep 15, 2016, 04:26 ET Water Systems Council Hails U.S. Senate Passage of Water Resources Development Act of 2016

Today, the U.S. Senate passed the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 -- legislation containing the Water Systems Council's top federal priority, ...

Jul 13, 2016, 05:29 ET USGS Study a Reminder to Well Owners to Test and Maintain Wells Properly; Free Well Owners Manual From Water Systems Council Shows How

A study released earlier today by the U.S. Geological Survey serves as a reminder to residential well owners that testing and properly maintaining...

Jun 10, 2016, 08:40 ET Water Systems Council Providing Emergency and Natural Disaster Recovery Information to Private Water Well Owners

The Water Systems Council (WSC), the only national, nonprofit organization solely focused on household wells and small water well systems, announced...

Feb 18, 2016, 08:45 ET New Well Owner's Manual Now Available From Water Systems Council

The Water Systems Council, the only national, nonprofit organization solely focused on household wells and small water well systems, has published a...

Dec 10, 2015, 08:50 ET Water Well Trust Receives Second USDA Grant for Georgia Water Wells

The Water Well Trust, the only national nonprofit helping Americans get access to a clean, safe water supply, has received a second $140,000 grant...

Sep 18, 2015, 08:30 ET Water Systems Cost Savings Act Introduced in U.S. House

The Water Systems Cost Savings Act (H.R 3533, "Savings Act"), a bill to reduce federal, state and local costs of providing high quality drinking...

Aug 28, 2015, 08:40 ET Water Systems Council Receives EPA Grant for Educational Assistance to Water Well Owners

The Water Systems Council, the only national, nonprofit organization solely focused on household wells and small water well systems, has received a...

Jun 24, 2015, 01:11 ET Bipartisan Water Supply Cost Savings Act Introduced in Senate to Help Address Rural Communities' Water Infrastructure Funding Crisis

On June 22, 2015, Senators John Boozman (R-AR), Jon Tester (D-MT) and Ben Cardin (D-MD) introduced the bipartisan ''Water Supply Cost Savings Act,''...

Jun 02, 2015, 08:30 ET Water Systems Council Names Jeff Hyson of Pentair to Board of Directors

Jeff Hyson, Director of Sales for Pentair-Water Solutions, has been named to the Water Systems Council Board of Directors. He replaces Dan Borah, who ...

Apr 01, 2015, 08:30 ET Water Supply Cost Savings Act Reintroduced in 114th Congress

The Water Supply Cost Savings Act, H.R. 1160, a bill to reduce federal, state and local costs of providing high quality drinking water to millions of ...

Jan 20, 2015, 08:30 ET Marc Blais of Xylem Inc. Joins Water Systems Council Board of Directors

Marc Blais, vice president at Xylem Inc. Applied Water Systems-Americas, has been named to the Water Systems Council (WSC) board of directors. Photo...