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    Training and help for Montana's water systems

    Classes and on-site technical assistance for drinking water, wastewater and tribal systems across Montana.

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    Coming up across Montana

    • 47 years serving Montana's water systems

    • 400+ member water and wastewater utilities

    • 60 training classes in the last 12 months

    • 151 associate member companies

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    What we do

    From Westby to Wisdom, and Eureka to Ekalaka

    We travel all of Montana to help water and wastewater utilities run well. We are not the regulators of your system: we help you run it.

    • On-site technical helpCircuit riders and wastewater technicians, at no charge to members.
    • Training and certificationClasses, review sessions and webinars for operators, all year.
    • Rates and fundingRate structures, loans and grant applications.
    • Source water protectionPlans that protect the water your community drinks.
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    Membership

    Membership that pays for itself

    System members get on-site technical help and at least 15 training sessions a year at no charge, member prices at the conference, and a voice in Helena and Washington, D.C.

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    Annual dues

    • Water & wastewater systems from$50
    • Companies serving them flat$300
    • Individuals flat$50

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    • New Video Explains How to Use RD Apply

      USDA Rural Development (RD) has released a new video offering an overview of RD Apply, the application intake system for its Water & Environmental Programs. The…

    • USDA Awards $40M for Rural Water Training

      USDA Rural Development announced $40 million in Water and Waste Disposal Technical Assistance and Training Grants on September 28. Rural Utilities Service…

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    Annual conference

    MRWS 47th Technical Conference & Exhibition

    • March 23-25, 2027
    • Billings Hotel & Convention Center, Billings
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    Call the MRWS office. We will point you to the right class, form or circuit rider.

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