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Community Resources & Tools

Our Community Resources & Tools feature a wide range of curated materials meant to support community leaders and practitioners in the field who are working with their communities on topics ranging from addressing safe drinking water and sanitary wastewater issues to improving management and finance capacities.

Guide Books

USDA Rural Utilities Service Borrower’s Guide: A How-to for water and wastewater loans from USDA Rural Development
USDA Rural Utilities Service Borrower’s Guide: A How-to for water and wastewater loans from USDA Rural Development

Research

New Research Prioritizes 10 Lessons Learned from Rural Water and Wastewater Partnerships
New Research Prioritizes 10 Lessons Learned from Rural Water and Wastewater Partnerships

Guide Books

Formulate Great Rates The Guide to Conducting a Rate Study for a Small System
Formulate Great Rates The Guide to Conducting a Rate Study for a Small System

Reports

Resiliency through Water and Wastewater Partnerships: 10 Lessons from Community Leaders
Resiliency through Water and Wastewater Partnerships: 10 Lessons from Community Leaders

Worksheets

RCAP & AWWA’s Small Systems Risk and Resilience Assessment Worksheet
RCAP & AWWA’s Small Systems Risk and Resilience Assessment Worksheet

Checklists

RCAP & AWWA’s Small Systems Field Assessment Checklist
RCAP & AWWA’s Small Systems Field Assessment Checklist

Training (videos)

Preparing Your Wastewater System for Disasters and Emergencies

Training (videos)

CEO Nathan Ohle, On RCAP’s Disaster Work

Training (videos)

Systems Helping Systems: A Conversation on Utility Collaboration