Kentucky Rural Water Association

08/30/2026

💧 We’re proud to share that Warren County Water District has been named a nominee for the 2026 Wooden Bucket Award!

Presented by the Kentucky Rural Water Association (KRWA), the Wooden Bucket Award recognizes Kentucky water and wastewater utilities that demonstrate exceptional leadership, sound management, operational excellence, and a strong commitment to the communities they serve.

Being selected as one of this year’s nominees is a meaningful recognition of the dedication and hard work of the entire WCWD team. Every day, our employees work to provide reliable service, strengthen our water system, and serve the people of Warren County with excellence.

We’re honored to be recognized alongside outstanding utilities from across Kentucky and grateful to KRWA for highlighting the important work being done throughout our industry.

Congratulations to our entire team on this well-deserved recognition! 👏💧

08/26/2026

And just like that, KRWA’s 2026 Annual Conference & Exhibition has come to an end! 🎉

Our final day was filled with great sessions, new ideas and plenty of learning. A HUGE thank you to all of our speakers who shared their time, knowledge and experience with our attendees throughout the conference. We couldn’t put on this event without you!

We also had a pretty exciting first today with our very first K9 Leak Detection class! 🐕💧 Sam Copeland, Elisa Jones and Jellybean teamed up for “The Nose Knows: A Key Tool for Detecting Hidden Leaks,” and we’re pretty sure Jellybean stole the show!

Thank you to everyone who joined us in Lexington for this year’s conference! We hope you’re heading home with new connections, new ideas and plenty to take back to your utility.

📅 SAVE THE DATE! We’ll see you back in Lexington, April 26–28, 2027! 📅

08/26/2026

A BIG THANK YOU TO OUR EXHIBIT HALL SPONSOR!✨

The Exhibit Hall may be wrapped up, but we can’t let Annual Conference come to a close without thanking Rural Water Financing Agency for supporting this year’s event!

Your support helped make the Exhibit Hall a great place for attendees and exhibitors to connect, catch up, and build relationships.

Thank you for being part of the 2026 KRWA Annual Conference & Exhibition! 💧

08/26/2026

What a way to wrap up Day 2! 🎉

Our 2026 Member Appreciation Reception was full of celebrating the people who make KRWA and Kentucky’s water and wastewater industry so special.

A huge thank you to Zenner USA for sponsoring tonight’s reception and helping us celebrate with our members!

🏆 Congratulations to our 2026 Wooden Bucket Award Winner, Western Mason Co. Water District! 🏆

💧 And congratulations to our 2026 Best Tasting Water Award Winner, Glasgow Water Company!💧

A special thank you to our Best Tasting Water Contest judges for lending their time and expertise:

🔹Mark Hogg with WaterStep
🔹Jason Shelton with Hawkins, Inc.
🔹Bobby Young with Hach Company
🔹Aaron Wesley with Raymond James
🔹Susan Lancho with Kentucky American Water

We also celebrated some incredible KRWA staff milestones! Congratulations to:

👏 Arianna Lageman, 10 years
👏 Danny Joe Stinson, 10 years
👏 Randall Kelley, 20 years
👏 Donna Meador, 40 YEARS!

And finally, congratulations to David Peterson, CEO of Caveland Environmental Authority - CEA and NRWA Vice President, on becoming our new KRWA Board President! David officially received the gavel tonight, and we’re excited to see him step into this role.

So much to celebrate, and so many people to thank. 💙

Thank you to everyone who joined us tonight and helped make our Member Appreciation Reception such a special part of !

08/26/2026

Day 2 was one for the books! 👏🔥

Today was the final day of our Exhibit Hall! Our attendees made the most of it by spending the day visiting with exhibitors, checking out new products and services, and taking in some great sessions.

And, of course, we had some extra excitement with our cash drawings! 💵 Congratulations to all of today’s winners, and a huge thank you to all of our cash drawing sponsors for helping make it happen!

We also want to thank all of our speakers for sharing their time, knowledge and experience with our attendees. We appreciate you being part of !

A full day of learning, networking and plenty of fun. We’re heading into the final day tomorrow, and we’re going out strong! 💪

08/25/2026

We’ve been working on something BIG behind the scenes, and today we finally got to share it! 🎥

During this morning's 2026 Awards Breakfast, we unveiled our new apprenticeship project video, highlighting the people and opportunities that are helping build the future of Kentucky’s water and wastewater workforce.

A special thank you to Derick Johnson for bringing our vision to life, and to Warren Water & BGMU for welcoming us into their facilities for filming. We’re also grateful to Corey Harper with Hawkins and BJ Bland with the Operator Certification Program for sharing their time and insight during our interviews.

We’re pretty proud of this one!👏

National Rural Water Association (NRWA)

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08/25/2026

08/25/2026

Day 2 is underway! 🎉

We kicked off this morning with our 2026 Awards Breakfast, celebrating the people and organizations who make such a difference across Kentucky’s water and wastewater industry.

A big thank you to Susan Lancho with Kentucky American Water for helping us get the morning started, and to Travis Burton, USDA Rural Development State Director for Kentucky, for presenting our Wooden Bucket Finalist Awards.

We’re also grateful to Phillip Combs, NRWA President, for making the trip to Kentucky and spending time with our conference attendees!

There’s still plenty happening today, and we’re excited for another full day at ! 💧

08/25/2026

A big thank you to our 2026 supporting sponsors!

We’re so grateful for the support of:

✨ Brenntag
✨ BL Anderson
✨ Rye Engineering PLC
✨ S4 Water Sales & Service

Your support helps make the 2026 KRWA Annual Conference & Exhibition possible, and we’re proud to have you as part of !

Thank you for supporting Kentucky’s rural water community! 💧

08/25/2026

We’re excited to have Kentucky 811 exhibiting and speaking with us this week. If you’re at , go say hey to Jamie and talk all things 811, damage prevention, and safe digging! 🪏

Jamie is excited to be in Lexington for the Kentucky Rural Water Association’s Annual Conference!

Kentucky 811 is proud to be exhibiting and speaking this week, connecting with water and wastewater professionals from across the Commonwealth and continuing the conversations that make our communities and underground infrastructure safer.

If you’re attending, stop by and see her! She’s always happy to talk damage prevention, safe digging, and how everyone can work together to protect the people and infrastructure that keep Kentucky running.

Thank you to KRWA for bringing the industry together and for continuing to be such a great partner in education and safety.

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