Membership Information

Idaho Rural Water Association has an unmatched network of resources and experience to benefit your system. Our staff members have over 100 years of combined experience in the water, wastewater and source water protection fields. IRWA canvases the entire state of Idaho with one purpose, to help rural communities. By becoming a member of IRWA, you are not only supporting your system but are also helping support the entire network of rural Idaho communities. This invaluable network becomes available to you as a member.

Power of Association...

Membership in the Association shall consist of the following categories: 

Direct Members - A Direct Member is a partnership, municipality, district, association, corporation, or other legal entity as defined by the State of Idaho, whose purpose is that of providing drinking water or wastewater services. A Direct Member may also be a partnership, association, corporation, or other legal entity as defined by the State of Idaho whose is required by state or federal law to provide drinking water or wastewater services incidental to its operating purposes. 

Associate Members - An Associate Member shall be any individual, firm, association, corporation or other legal entity that is engaged in business allied with the drinking water or wastewater industry like engineers, pump and pipe suppliers, etc.

Individual Members - Individual Members shall be individuals that support the principles of the Association, but neither work for nor participate on a governing board for drinking water or wastewater systems or individuals who want to support the Association in addition to the membership of their affiliate system.

Supporting Members - Supporting Members shall be municipalities, corporations, districts or other legal entities that support the concepts of the Association, but either do not meet the membership criteria as outlined above or are municipalities, corporations, districts or other legal entities that do meet the Direct Membership criteria but nonetheless elect not to be a Direct Member.

Direct System, Individual and Support Membership 

• Legislative Representation 
• Membership Discounts
• Legal Counsel (Direct Members Only)
• Technical Resources
• On-site Technical Assistance
• Member Directory
• IRWA Voting Privileges & Committee Opportunities (Direct Members Only)
• Scholarships for Higher Education (Direct Members Only)
• Classified Ads & Job Announcements
• Awards of Excellence Eligibility (Direct Members Only)

To view a list of IRWA's Current Members, click here.   

IRWA System, Individual and Support Membership

The IRWA membership year runs from July 1 to June 30. Price is based on number of connections.

System Membership: 
0 -15 Connections = $135; 
16 -29 Connections = $240; 
30 -100 Connections = $320; 
101-250 Connections = $410; 
251-500 Connections = $475; 
501-1,000 Connections = $555; 
1,001-7,500+ Connections = $665; 
Support Membership: $495; Individual Membership: $120 

View the Membership Brochure here!

Membership Perks

• LEGISLATIVE REPRESENTATION
  At the local, state and national level on issues that affect rural drinking water and wastewater utilities and the industry.
• MEMBERSHIP DISCOUNTS
  Significant savings on training and conference registrations. Your system membership discount applies to all system employees. Eligible for national programs and vehicle fleet discounts.
• LEGAL COUNSEL*
  Initial guidance and general inquiries about water rights or water related legal questions at no additional cost.
• TECHNICAL RESOURCES
  Receive The Water Gram, our quarterly publication. Access to technical literature through our lending library and many other resources through National Rural Water Association. Discounted equipment rental and access to IRWA Support Services.
• MEMBER DIRECTORY
  Receive this one-stop reference guide for industry products and services plus so much more!
• IRWA VOTING PRIVILEGES & COMMITTEE OPPORTUNITIES*
  Set the direction for the most viable and influential drinking water and wastewater trade association in Idaho.
• SCHOLARSHIPS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION*
  For employees of member utility systems and their dependents.
• CLASSIFIED ADS & JOB ANNOUNCEMENTS
  Posted on our website at no additional cost.
• AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE ELIGIBILITY*
  Presented at the Annual Spring Conference for System of the Year, Specialist of the Year and more!
• GREAT AMERICAN WATER TASTE TEST ELIGIBILITY*
  Enter your system's drinking water during the Annual Spring Conference for a chance to take it all the way to Washington D.C.!
• *Benefit limited to system members only

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