Legislative/Regulatory

The FRWA is your voice in Tallahassee and Washington DC. Each year our Executives and Board of Directors visit Washington DC to discuss the needs of rural water systems with our local, state, and federal leaders. Appointments are made so we have an opportunity to have their full attention as we discuss the everyday issues that rural systems are up against. We work closely with our state leaders in Tallahassee and around the state to discuss the impact their decisions may have on underground utilities and how they may affect the public health of their districts.

APRIL 11, 2025

Great legislative progress was made in Tallahassee this session on behalf of the water and wastewater systems in Florida and we will keep you posted on upcoming concerns.

Next week FRWA will be traveling to Washington DC to meet with the EPA and USDA regarding important funding priorities. Keep us in your thoughts as we discuss issues affecting the water and wastewater systems of Florida.

This week FRWA traveled to Washington, D.C. to visit key members of USDA and EPA to discuss important funding programs that directly impact our members around the State 

of Florida. Critical water infrastructure is a basic

 requirement for a healthy economy. Without safe and reliable water and wastewater services, our communities will not thrive. Our technical assistance programs help you, the members of FRWA, achieve compliance, maintain critical services and provide much needed training to ensure that our workforce of tomorrow is prepared to meet the changing environment with regulations. 

***Now more than ever we need you to tell the story of the importance of critical funding for water and wastewater infrastructure, technical assistance, and workforce development***

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APRIL 4, 2025

Members of the FRWA Team traveled to Gainesville on April 4, 2025 to meet with Kat Commack's staff, US Representative for the Third District. After meeting with Congresswoman Cammack in February, she expressed a desire to meet with FRWA to learn more about what we offer. Her team reached out to FRWA recently and invited us to visit with them in Gainesville.

 FRWA hopes this is just the first of many opportunities to make all Floridians and national leaders more aware of the services we offer.

FRWA Team members attending the meeting with Representative Cammack are Jamie Hope (Wastewater Training Technician), Ben Lewis (Deputy Director), Ron Nalley (Utility Asset Management Supervisor), Wayne Moore (Central RD Circuit Rider), Tom Gustafson (Central State Circuit Rider), Katherine VanZant,(Apprenticeship/LSLI Coordinator), Fred Handy (NE State Circuit Rider), and Peyton Piotrowski (FRWA Engineer). Also attending but not pictured are Alicia Keeter (Executive Director) and Dyana Stewart (DWINSA Coordinator).