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Minnesota Rural Water Association briefs commission on rural critical infrastructure cybersecurity
Summary
Lori Blair and Terah Rinerson of the Minnesota Rural Water Association presented to the Legislative Commission on Cybersecurity about cybersecurity protection efforts for rural critical infrastructure; the transcript records the presentation but provides no program funding details.
Lori Blair, executive director of the Minnesota Rural Water Association (MRWA), and Terah Rinerson, the association’s disaster response circuit rider, presented to the Legislative Commission on Cybersecurity on Feb. 11, 2026. They described MRWA’s work supporting rural utilities on cybersecurity protection and preparedness for critical infrastructure.
The presentation was recorded in the meeting minutes as an overview of MRWA efforts; specific program budgets, grant sources or detailed technical measures were not listed in the transcript. Commissioners heard the association’s perspective on rural cybersecurity needs and preparedness but did not record formal action or a vote on MRWA recommendations during this session.
The briefing provided commissioners context about cybersecurity risks and support structures for small and rural water utilities and highlighted MRWA as a stakeholder in statewide resilience planning. Additional technical or funding details would need to be requested from MRWA or MNIT for deeper oversight or legislative follow-up.
