MINNESOTA RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION
217 12TH AVENUE SOUTHEAST, ELBOW LAKE, MN 56531 www.mrwa.com

Total Revenue
$3,218,134
Total Expenses
$3,004,799
Net Assets
$1,684,426

Organizations Filed Purposes: TO PROVIDE THE LATEST INFORMATION, EDUCATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO PROTECT OUR PUBLIC WATERS AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN MINNESOTA

MRWA PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL ON-SITE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING TO WATER AND WASTE WATER SYSTEM PERSONNEL IN MANAGERIAL, FINANCIAL, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, SOURCE WATER AND WELLHEAD PROTECTION ISSUES.

TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE - MRWA STAFF HAS EXPERIENCED OPERATORS/TECHNICIANS/TEACHERS THAT TRAVEL THE ENTIRE STATE TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE ON-SITE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND CLASSROOM TRAINING TO SMALL MUNICIPAL, NON-MUNICIPAL AND NON-COMMUNITY NON-TRANSIET WATER AND WASTEWATER SYSTEMS. MRWA STAFF PROVIDED 2,749 ON-SITE VISITS, HELD 73 TRAINING SESSIONS WITH A TOTAL ATTENDANCE OF 3,674 WATER, WASTEWATER OPERATORS, ADMINISTRATORS AND GOVERNING OFFICIALS.

SOURCE WATER PROTECTION - MRWA'S SOURCE WATER PROTECTION PROGRAMS SPECIALISTS HELP WITH THE CREATION OF A LOCAL TEAM AND WORK THE STEP PROGRAM, WHICH HAS BEEN DESIGNATED TO SIMPLIFY THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL WATER PROGRAMS. MRWA STAFF ARE AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND TRAINING OF COUNCILS, BOARDS, UTILITY COMMISSIONS, OTHER COMMUNITY LEADERS AND SOURCE WATER PROTECTION TEAM MEMBERS. MRWA PROVIDED 537 ON-SITE VISITS TO WATER UTILITIES, SPENT 531 HOURS WORKING WITH STATE AGENCIES AND CITIES AND OVER 1,230 HOURS HELPING UTILITIES DEVELOP SOURCE WATER PROTECTION PLANS.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Lori BlairEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$95,633
Jodi SchroederFINANCE MANAGER40$55,133
Les AndersonCHAIRMAN1$1,800
Allan RutterDIRECTOR1$1,750
Tom DowdleVICE CHAIRMAN1$1,550
Tracy BerghDIRECTOR1$1,550
Lucas HeikkilaDIRECTOR1$1,300
Rodney SpronkSECRETARY/TREASURER1$1,300
Ron AbrahamsonDIRECTOR1$850
Ryan HoltzDIRECTOR1$300

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