Rate Setting – The Small System Challenge
April 6, 2021 | Drinking Water, General RCAP News, Rates
By Jean Holloway, Delaware and Maryland State Manager, SERCAP Small water and wastewater utilities face many challenges in structuring user rates that are fair and equitable to the customer and provide sufficient revenue for the utilities’ operations and future needs. Government and quasi-government owned…
read more September 5, 2020 | Drinking Water, General RCAP News, Infrastructure, Public Health
Exploring Water, Health Infrastructure, Resilience and Learning (WHIRL) By: Shawn P. McElmurry, Ph.D., P.E. Associate Professor Wayne State University Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering Editor’s note: McElmurry is a contributing author for Drop of Knowledge and leader of a…
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November 19, 2019 | Drinking Water, Wastewater
New Report Reveals More Than 2 Million Americans Living Without Access to Running Water and Sanitation Services Report by DigDeep and US Water Alliance Unveils America’s Hidden Water Crisis November 19, 2019 – Washington, DC – Two national non-profit groups,…
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Identifying & Eliminating Short Circuits
July 9, 2019 | Blog, Contaminants, Drinking Water, General RCAP News
By: Charles "Bud" Mason, Senior Rural Development Specialist, Great Lakes RCAP Common water quality issues in distribution systems raise both regulatory and aesthetic concerns. Iron and manganese often find their way into the distribution system and cause staining and poor…
read moreRCAP Releases Statement on Administration’s Budget Cuts
May 25, 2017 | Drinking Water, Economic Development, EPA, General RCAP News, Infrastructure, Rural, USDA, Wastewater, Water
MEDIA ADVISORY: For Immediate Release May 25, 2017 RCAP Releases Statement on Administration’s Budget Cuts WASHINGTON, D.C. - Earlier this week, the Trump Administration released its full budget proposal to Congress. The proposal includes deep cuts to programs that will…
read moreRCAP Announces New Executive Director, Nathan Ohle
May 15, 2017 | Drinking Water, General RCAP News, Infrastructure, Rural, Wastewater, Water
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Rural Community Assistance Partnership, a national organization facilitating access to safe drinking water and sanitary wastewater disposal to rural communities, has announced the selection of Nathan Ohle as its new executive director, starting May 15. Nathan…
read moreRCAP Celebrates Drinking Water Week
May 8, 2017 | Drinking Water
IMMEDATE RELEASE May 8, 2017 Contact: Bianca Poll Director of Communications Rural Community Assistance Partnership 202-470-2808 bpoll@rcap.org RCAP Celebrates Drinking Water Week Washington, DC – Rural Community Assistance Partnership (RCAP), the American Water Works Association and water…
read moreRobert B. Stewart Retirement Note
April 4, 2017 | Drinking Water, EPA, Fracking, General RCAP News, Hydraulic Fracturing, Infrastructure, Rural, USDA, Wastewater, Water
FROM: Hope F. Cupit, C.P.A., Board Chair, RCAP Network Dear Partners and Friends of Rural Community Assistance Partnership (RCAP) – I am writing this letter to bid farewell to Robert Stewart as he retires from the RCAP Network. It has…
read moreEPA releases National Water Program 2012 Strategy: Response to Climate Change
December 21, 2012 | Department Of Agriculture, Department Of Health And Human Services, Department Of The Interior, Drinking Water, EPA
EPA has released the "National Water Program 2012 Strategy: Response to Climate Change," which describes how EPA's water-related programs plan to address the impacts of climate change and provides long-term visions, goals and strategic actions for the management of sustainable…
read moreThrough disasters and good times, water keeps on running, but for how long?
November 14, 2012 | Conservation, Drinking Water
When a natural disaster hits, such as the recent Superstorm Sandy, many utilities are knocked out in residential areas. Electricity is the most common service to go down, but what happens less often is water service being disrupted. It's nothing…
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