Bipartisan Group of Senators Announces New Wastewater Assistance Legislation
February 13, 2020 | General RCAP News
The “Decentralized Wastewater Grant Act of 2019” will prioritize funding to households and communities without access to function wastewater systems Washington, DC — On Tuesday, February 11 on the Senate floor a group of bipartisan Senators including Sens. Booker (D-NJ),…
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Using GIS to Monitor the Impact of Illegal Dumping on Water Resources in Puerto Rico
February 4, 2020 | Blog
Edwin Vázquez-Asencio, MBA, Sustainable Materials Management Specialist, RCAP Solutions Illegal dumping sites riddle the island of Puerto Rico. Many sites where people have illegally disposed of, or "dumped," waste remain unidentified because of their remote nature. Often, these sites are…
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January 15, 2020 | General RCAP News
10,000 Seal&Send medication disposal envelopes will be provided to communities via water utility bills and solid waste disposal programs to protect water quality and combat the opioid crisis in rural communities Washington, DC — Stericycle, the leading provider of compliance-based…
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January 7, 2020 | Asset Management, Blog
Five Core Questions to Answer for Effective Management of System Assets By: Jean Holloway, SERCAP Asset management is more than simply “managing one’s assets.” Asset management goes beyond managing capital equipment (pumps, motors, etc.) and taking care of equipment. More accurately, asset management is a comprehensive, integrated process for maintaining system infrastructure assets and equipment for the most effective, least-cost allocation…
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Fall Rural Matters
December 11, 2019 | General RCAP News
See below for the Fall 2019 issue of Rural Matters! This issue is focused on regionalization work across the RCAP network, which focuses on cross-community collaboration and sharing of resources to provide clean water, wastewater, and solid waste services to…
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December 10, 2019 | Blog
By: Tom Fulton, Senior Environmental Management Consultant, Communities Unlimited Do you have your flight plan ready? We can all visualize a trip to the airport and all it entails: going through security, waiting in the terminal, seeing whether your departure…
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December 4, 2019 | General RCAP News
Washington, DC — The Chris Long Foundation is expanding the mission of its Waterboys initiative through the formation of a new domestic water program called “Hometown H2o,” foundation head Chris Long announced today. “Hometown H2o” will focus on providing clean…
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Straight From The TAP – Stephanie Ross
December 2, 2019 | Blog, General RCAP News
Stephanie Ross is a Technical Assistance Provider with Midwest Assistance Program, RCAP's midwestern partner. Based out of Missouri, Stephanie has been with MAP since January of 2009. Before joining MAP, Stephanie was an Office Manager at Platte County Public Works…
read moreRCAP Releases Identity Rebuild RFP
December 2, 2019 | General RCAP News
Project Overview The Rural Community Assistance Partnership (RCAP) is a network of nonprofit organizations working to ensure rural and small communities throughout the United States have increased capacity to drive access to safe drinking water, sanitary wastewater, community development and…
read moreRural Matters Summer 2019
November 27, 2019 | General RCAP News
Check out the Rural Matters Summer 2019 issue! Rural Matters Summer 2019
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