NRWA Urges Utilities to be Prepared for Ongoing Supply Chain Issues

The National Rural Water Association has been monitoring the low inventory and supply chain issues of essential water treatment products and equipment needed to provide safe, clean water and wastewater services. “Recently systems have incurred issues such as delayed or limited access to necessary treatment chemicals such as chlorine and sodium permanganate, and also products such as pipes and fittings,” says Matt Holmes, NRWA CEO. Last month, NRWA conducted a survey regarding supply chain issues and received more than 900 responses from 26 states. According to the results so far, 23% of utilities said their utility was experiencing challenges securing chlorine. Rural