Colonias

According to the official numbers, more than 99 percent of Colonias residents have some level of drinking water service, and more than 90 percent have some level of wastewater service, however, in many cases, RCAP has found that water available in Colonias communities is not always safe or affordable or might be hauled into the community, making these percentages artificially higher than the reality on the ground. The RCAP Colonias program helps to protect public and environmental health and foster economic development in Colonias by providing hands-on, community-specific and often bilingual technical assistance and training that includes an emphasis on providing first-time services including the development of new and the interconnection with existing systems.