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Census expert: Rural areas risk being overlooked

Posted Tue, 2010/03/30 - 11:57am by RCAP

DURHAM, N.H. – As the United States prepares for the 2010 census, rural areas are at risk of being undercounted, says demographer William O’Hare, senior policy fellow at the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire and a senior fellow with the Annie E. Casey Foundation.

EPA Decentralized Wastewater Management E-Handbook now available

Posted Tue, 2010/03/30 - 11:44am by RCAP

The EPA Office of Wastewater Management has recently expanded its Handbook for Managing Onsite and Clustered (Decentralized) Wastewater Treatment Systems with the addition of an E-Handbook. The E-Handbook features resource guides containing detailed information on the 13 management program elements featured in the existing management handbook:

Webcast on monitoring and assessment under the Clean Water Act

Posted Tue, 2010/03/30 - 11:35am by RCAP

EPA is announcing a Watershed Academy webcast on April 7, 2010 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm EDT titled "Monitoring and Assessment Under the on the Clean Water Act."

This is the third in a series of webcasts on the Clean Water Act (CWA). Earlier webcast topics included an introduction to the CWA and an introduction to water quality standards.

This webcast will focus on key aspects of monitoring and assessment under the CWA including: