Cybersecurity – Are You Prepared?
February 17, 2021 | Blog, Infrastructure
By now, many of you have heard of the cyber attack on the water treatment facility in the City of Oldsmar, FL on February 5, 2021. You can view the city’s press conference at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zx1wTh8G97Q. The event consisted of unauthorized…
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…
read moreRCAP Signs Letter of Support for Water Research Programs
February 26, 2019 | Congress, EPA, General RCAP News, Infrastructure
On Monday, February 25th RCAP joined 9 partners in a letter urging the 116th Congress to provide additional support to two programs in fiscal year 2020: the EPA's National Priorities Water Research program and the Innovative Water Technologies grant program…
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More Than $4 Billion in Loans Available for Rural Water Infrastructure Projects
August 25, 2018 | Blog, General RCAP News, Infrastructure
Written by: Joyce White, Director, USDA Rural Development Georgia Not long ago, the United States was a world leader in infrastructure investments. Federal and private funding helped even the most remote communities obtain electricity, running water and access to the…
read moreRCAP Responds to White House’s Infrastructure Plan and Proposed Budget
February 13, 2018 | Blog, General RCAP News, Infrastructure, Policy, Press Releases
The Rural Community Assistance Partnership (RCAP) is committed to working with the White House and Congress on infrastructure projects benefiting rural America Washington, DC (Feb. 12, 2018) – For more than four decades, the Rural Community Assistance Partnership (RCAP)…
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 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 morePeter Gleick provides fascinating facts about water
May 10, 2013 | Infrastructure, Investment
For World Water Day on March 22, Dr. Peter Gleick provided a long list of facts about uses of water that was published on Science Blogs. Gleick is president and co-founder of the Pacific Institute and is renowned as an…
read moreEPA releases report on emerging technologies for wastewater treatment and in-plant wet-weather management
May 9, 2013 | Assessment, EPA, Infrastructure, Water
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. …
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