Rural Community Assistance Partnership

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February 2011

MAP helps tribal schools become compliant with the lead and copper rule

Posted Mon, 2011/02/28 - 4:36pm by Travis Mitchell
Where:
Leech Lake Band of Chippewa’s Bug-o-Nay-Ge-Shig K-12 School near Bena, MN.
Problem:
Ongoing lead level’s exceeding the maximum contaminant level in the school’s non-community drinking water system.

WAPA Required to Revise Compliance Plans

Posted Mon, 2011/02/28 - 3:55pm by Travis Mitchell
Where:
US Virgin Islands
 
Problem:
WAPA required to comply with provisions of the Safe Drinking Water Act
 
Solution:
Revisions and GIS locations of all sampling points and production facilities undertaken with WAPA personnel
 

City of Socorro Water and Wastewater Utilities, Socorro, New Mexico

Posted Mon, 2011/02/28 - 3:39pm by Travis Mitchell

Where: City of Socorro Water and Wastewater Utilities, Socorro, New Mexico

Problem: The Water and Wastewater Utilities has a limited budget. The utilities lacked technical skills to develop an asset management plan.

Solution: RCAC provided technical expertise to start asset inventory and mapping, inventory software, and developed recommendations for hardware, software, and staff training.
 

Hayti Heights on the move toward sustainability

Posted Mon, 2011/02/28 - 3:10pm by Travis Mitchell

Where:
Hayti Heights, Pemiscot County, Missouri
 

Problem: Unable to provide safe, quality water and wastewater treatment in a small, very low-income community.


Solution:
Midwest Assistance Program helped the community with extensive board training and building technical, financial and managerial capacity.

Moving a community dream to action.

Posted Mon, 2011/02/28 - 3:03pm by Travis Mitchell
Where:
Culver, Ottawa County, Kansas

Problem:
Culver’s system is too small, not built to adequately service the community’s growing population, and could pose a health risk to residents.

Solution:

EPA seeks public comment on plan to review regulations

Posted Tue, 2011/02/22 - 12:02pm by RCAP

WASHINGTON (EPA) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting the public to provide input on a plan that will guide EPA’s retrospective reviews of regulations as part of the agency’s response to President Obama’s Jan. 18, 2011, Executive Order (EO) 13563, “Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review.”

New Onsite Wastewater Systems Bring Iowa Town Into Compliance

Posted Mon, 2011/02/21 - 4:24pm by Travis Mitchell

Where:
Sandyville, Iowa
Problem:
Failing wastewater systems in the small, low-income community.
Solution:
Midwest Assistance Program (MAP) helped the community and county secure funding for new onsite wastewater systems, work out the details of funding, managing and maintaining the new systems.

New sewer system provides improved environment to local residents.

Posted Mon, 2011/02/21 - 4:18pm by Travis Mitchell

Where:
Greenacres County Water & Sewer District near Kalispell, Flathead County, Montana
Problem:
The Greenacres Water District has a failing water distribution system in the small, low-income water district.
Solution:
Midwest Assistance Program (MAP) helped the water district secure funding for new upgrades and continues to assist with operating, rate setting, managing and maintaining the utility.

MAP helps tribal schools become compliant with the lead and copper rule

Posted Mon, 2011/02/21 - 3:31pm by Travis Mitchell