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Webinar for utilities on recruiting and training veterans for careers in the water sector

Wednesday, November 28, 2012 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM EST (rescheduled)

Are you having trouble finding qualified candidates for open positions or positions that will become open in the next few years?

EPA releases support guide for water utilities on containment and disposal of large amounts of contaminated water

EPA has released the Containment and Disposal of Large Amounts of Contaminated Water: A Support Guide for Water Utilities. The guide serves as a reference document for the preparation and response to a contamination event when rapid decision making is needed. It provides recommendations primarily to drinking water, wastewater and stormwater utilities following an all-hazard chemical, biological, and radiological (CBR) contamination event. Secondary users of the guide are decision makers involved with planning and disposal at the federal, state, local and tribal levels.

USDA works to help restore water and electric service to rural customers impacted by Hurricane Sandy

WASHINGTON, November 6, 2012 (USDA) – As part of federal efforts to provide necessary support to those affected by Hurricane Sandy, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that power and water services have been restored to more than 130,000 rural customers on USDA-financed systems in nine states.