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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.

EPA releases report on emerging technologies for wastewater treatment and in-plant wet-weather management

Posted Thu, 2013/05/09 - 4:13pm by RCAP

EPA has released a report on emerging technologies for wastewater treatment and in-plant wet weather management to assist municipal wastewater utility owners and operators, local governments, engineers, and planners find information on new wastewater treatment and in-plant wet-weather management technologies.  The document includes technical and cost information to assist users in considering using more efficient, sustainable, and cost-effective wastewater treatment and in-plant wet-weather management technologies.