Upcoming:
What: RCAP 2021 National Conference
When: August 17-19, 2021
Where: Virtual
The RCAP National Conference is an opportunity for technical assistance providers from across the country to gather together and discuss common challenges, issues and opportunities faced in rural communities.
What: RuralRISE
When: September 20 - 21, 2021
Where: Virtual
Mark your calendars for RuralRise. Registration opens soon and will be held via Zoom. More information to come.
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EPA seeks comments on document for small public water systems
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has posted for public comment a draft of "Control and Mitigation of Drinking Water Losses in Distribution Systems," a guidance document intended to assist small public water systems in control of losses of drinking water in water distribution systems.
Read MoreStudy finds hundreds of pollutants in nation’s tap water
WASHINGTON, DC – Tap water in many large metropolitan areas is polluted with a cocktail of chemical contaminants. These pollutants usually don’t violate any legal standards, but they often come in potentially toxic combinations that raise serious questions about the long-term safety of drinking the water. Pensacola, Fla.; Riverside, Calif.; and Las Vegas top the list of major cities with the most contaminated tap water.
New EPA website for energy efficiency and renewable energy at water and wastewater facilities
RCAP staff meet with EPA’s Peter Silva
A group of RCAP staff had a brief "meet-and-greet" meeting with Peter Silva, the Assistant Administrator for Water at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, on Dec. 4 at Silva’s office in Washington, D.C. The purpose of the meeting was to speak about RCAP’s programs, introduce themselves, and to meet the relatively new head of one of the offices that RCAP relates to in its EPA-funded programs. During the conversation about RCAP’s work, one topic that was discussed was decentralized waste water systems.
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