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Funding gives Colonia residents new hope for wastewater system

Posted Thu, 2011/04/28 - 1:07pm by Travis Mitchell

An outpouring of state and federal funding and assistance from the Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC) has one small Arizona community on the road to realizing its goal of improving a failing sewer system.

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.
 

Interim report evaluates combined heat and power technologies for wastewater treatment facilities

Posted Thu, 2011/01/20 - 3:43pm by RCAP

EPA is announcing the release of an interim report—“Evaluation of Combined Heat and Power Technologies for Wastewater Facilities”—which serves as a planning tool for wastewater professionals and provides an examination of commonly used and emerging combined heat and power (CHP) technologies for converting anaerobic digester gas to electrical power and process heat.