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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.
 

CNN: Experts say U.S. water infrastructure in trouble

Posted Wed, 2011/02/02 - 11:40am by RCAP

By Alison Kosik, CNN

Anita Kramer had no idea that a 72-inch water main in her Maryland neighborhood was a ticking time bomb that was about to flood her home and ruin many of her most cherished possessions.

The Rural Blog: Independent review supports EPA's findings of MTR on water quality

Posted Fri, 2010/10/08 - 5:18pm by RCAP

The U.S Environmental Protection Agency's independent Science Advisory Board's first draft review of EPA's research into mountaintop removal supports the agency's findings that mountaintop removal negatively affects water quality.