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NY Times: The Problem Is Clear: The Water Is Filthy

Posted Wed, 2012/11/14 - 4:42pm by RCAP

The New York Times ran an article on Nov. 13 about Seville, Calif., a small town in a heavily agricultural section of the state that is suffering from contaminated drinking water.

The article talks about how dirty water affects people in many parts of their daily lives - at home, at school, in caring for themselves.

This is the type of community that RCAP assists - small, rural, often minority and often living below the poverty line.

Registration open for Dec. 4 EPA symposium on the importance of water to the U.S. economy

Posted Thu, 2012/11/08 - 11:20am by RCAP

EPA is conducting a study on the importance of water in the U.S. economy to better understand how water contributes to the economic welfare of the nation and plays a critical role in many sectors of the U.S. economy. On December 4, EPA and American University will host a public symposium in Washington, D.C., with speakers that represent a diverse array of industries including agriculture, food and beverage production, manufacturing, recreation, tourism and fishing. EPA will also release a draft report on the importance of water to the U.S. economy.

Head of private water-sampling company going to prison for fraud in North Carolina

Posted Thu, 2012/11/08 - 11:16am by RCAP

For over five years the defendant provided false water sampling to customers

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – On Tuesday, October 23, 2012, U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger sentenced Linda Knox, 50, of Marshall, N.C., to 33 months in prison, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release for committing mail fraud, announced Anne M. Tompkins, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Judge Reidinger also ordered Knox to pay $22,056 as restitution to victims.