The Annual Business Meeting for South Carolina Rural Water Association will be
Tuesday, October 20 at 9:00am. Due to COVID-19 and the cancellation of the 2020 Annual Conference, this meeting will be held virtually.
Board of Director elections will be held for each district to select their representative on the SCRWA Board of Directors. This will be done via an electronic poll. Nominees will be taken from the floor for any seats that are open for election. The District Representatives up for re-election are as follows:
District 1: Linda Evans District 4: bye year District 2: bye year District 5: Charlie Grey District 3: bye year District 6: Bobby Brock
Anyone is welcome to logon for the meeting, however only systems that are current with their SCRWA membership and have a current voting delegate form on file with SCRWA will be able to vote on board member elections.
(Once registered, you will receive an email confirmation with a Zoom link)
Members Meeting (formerly Rural Water Managers Forum)
The next meeting will be next Tuesday, October 20. Continuing Education (CE) Hours are now being offered to those who participate in these meetings, however pre-registration is required. Click here to register. Once registered, you will receive an email confirmation with a Zoom link). The link used for previous meetings will no longer work. An agenda will be sent out the Monday. Register here.
COVID-19
New Study on COVID-19 In Wastewater
A recent report indicates that contaminated sewage might lead to infection via airborne spray and crops irrigated with wastewater not properly disinfected could also be an indirect infection route. Learn more here.
Senators Introduce Legislation to Provide Emergency Funding for Struggling Rural Water Systems
US Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) introduced bipartisan legislation that would provide rural communities that are under significant financial strain as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic emergency assistance to repair, modernize and renovate failing water infrastructure. Read full article here.
CYBER SECURITY
Ransomware attackers demanding larger payout from local governments
The average ransom demanded of a local government in a cyberattack grew from $30,000 to $380,000, according to one cybersecurity firm. Read the full article here.
Cyberattacks Against Utilities Increased Five-fold in Last Two Months
As the societal disruptions of 2020 continue to pile up, cyber attackers have taken advantage of the chaos, with certain types of attacks against utilities spiking five-fold in recent months. Learn more here.
MISCELLANEOUS
After West Coast Wildfires Stop Burning, a Danger in the Drinking Water
Experts warn that existing water safety rules are not suitable to a world where wildfires destroy more residential areas than in the past. Read article here.
