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October 2012

Rural Matters 2012 Issue 3 - Why it’s important to discuss water-sector interdependency in your community

Posted Fri, 2012/10/12 - 4:20pm by RCAP

Hurricane Isaac hitting the Gulf Coast in late August, and the specter of Katrina that it brought, was yet another reminder of how we are often at the mercy of the weather. Caught in a storm or any other sort of disaster, we feel it the most when we lose the essentials—electricity, access to food, and water service.

Rural Matters 2012 Issue 3 - Report: Aging infrastructure, capital costs and funding top concerns for U.S. water utility leaders

Posted Fri, 2012/10/12 - 4:16pm by RCAP

A report released in June by an international firm working in consulting, engineering, construction, operations and program management shows that American water-utility leaders are concerned about the funding to sustain their systems.

Rural Matters 2012 Issue 3 - The presidential candidates and rural America

Posted Fri, 2012/10/12 - 4:13pm by RCAP

Following are ways each of the two major parties’ presidential candidates would address rural, water and related issues.

President Barack Obama

 

This information was submitted by Obama’s campaign and has been edited only for length and to provide focus on the topic of infrastructure as much as possible.

Stronger rural communities

Rural Matters 2012 Issue 3 - Rural Developments (news briefs)

Posted Fri, 2012/10/12 - 4:02pm by RCAP

News and resources from the Environmental Protection Agency

EPA issues Clean Water State Revolving Fund Green Project Reserve highlights report, case studies, and fact sheets

 

Rural Matters 2012 Issue 3 - Director's Letter

Posted Fri, 2012/10/12 - 3:43pm by RCAP

How do you deal with competing demands on your time or resources? Are your decisions based on emotions or reason—or a combination of both? Does it make a difference if a decision is required now or if it can be delayed?

Join FEMA's National Disaster-Preparedness Coalition

Posted Thu, 2012/10/11 - 9:15am by RCAP

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) invites you to  join its National Preparedness Coalition.

The National Preparedness Coalition Online Community is where FEMA connects and collaborates on emergency preparedness. Use it to empower yourself to prepare and to coordinate preparedness activities with your family, neighbors, co-workers, and those with whom you may study or worship.

Here are the top 5 reasons to join:

Nearing 40th anniversary of the Clean Water Act, advocacy groups challenge national water-pollution trading model

Posted Wed, 2012/10/10 - 2:37pm by RCAP

New lawsuit charges EPA’s Chesapeake Bay TMDL provisions illegal under the Clean Water Act

Washington, D.C. – Food & Water Watch and Friends of the Earth, represented by Columbia Law School’s Environmental Law Clinic, filed a joint lawsuit Oct. 3 to force the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to strengthen the Chesapeake Bay water clean-up efforts and maintain the integrity of the Clean Water Act.