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PBS News Hour explores wastewater treatment

Posted Wed, 2013/01/16 - 4:22pm by RCAP

The Jan. 3 PBS News Hour featured science correspondent Miles O'Brien plunging into a muck of that which rhymes with "it" to investigate our ailing country's sewage system.

Here's a written account of his story of what happened underground.

The webpage included a couple of videos:

 

EPA launches online training to assist Tribes in managing water systems

Posted Thu, 2012/11/15 - 3:58pm by RCAP

To help tribes and Alaska Native Villages manage their drinking water and wastewater systems, EPA is releasing a series of 10 online training modules covering an array of operation, maintenance, and system management issues at smaller drinking water and wastewater facilities. Training topics include information on managing and maintaining drinking water, sewer, lagoon, and decentralized infrastructure as well as information on sustainably managing water systems, including asset management and techniques for developing rate structures.

Former RCAP staffer: Minorities pay more for water and sewer, according to study

Posted Tue, 2011/12/06 - 1:45pm by RCAP

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Racial minorities pay systemically more for basic water and sewer services than white people, according to a study by Michigan State University researchers.

This “structural inequality” is not necessarily a product of racism, argues sociologist Stephen Gasteyer, but rather the result of whites fleeing urban areas and leaving minority residents to bear the costs of maintaining aging water and sewer infrastructure.