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Webinar on EPA's Community-Based Water Resiliency program

Posted Fri, 2013/05/24 - 10:22am by RCAP

Plan to attend a free webinar hosted by EPA’s Community-Based Water Resiliency (CBWR) program. You will learn how the tool can assist drinking water and wastewater utilities, as well as the communities they serve, to prepare for a water-service interruption regardless of the cause of interruption. 
 

NYTimes article describes RCAP's place (without saying it)

Posted Mon, 2013/05/20 - 12:08pm by RCAP

A May 10 article, titled "Why Federal Efforts to Ensure Clean Tap Water Fail to Reach Faucets Nationwide," describes the situations and places where RCAP does its work. The article speaks about small communities in California and the challenges they are having accessing funding and expertise in order to comply with federal regulations set by the Environmental Protection Agency. There are communities like this not only in California but in the other 49 states across the country.

Peter Gleick: Water Wars? Here in the United States?

Posted Fri, 2013/05/10 - 10:58am by RCAP

Dr. Peter Gleick, president and co-founder of the Pacific Institute and a renowned expert, innovator, and communicator on water and climate issues, asks the question about water wars occuring in the United States.

Read Gleick's article