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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.

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

Posted Thu, 2012/11/08 - 11:27am by RCAP

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.