EPA Gives $8 Million to Small Public Water Systems
EPA recently awarded grants to two organizations to provide training and technical assistance to small and / or rural public water systems over the next year and a half. The National Rural Water Association has been selected as the recipient of $5 million to provide training and technical assistance for drinking-water rule implementation, capacity development, and water-systems operations.
The West Virginia University Research Corporation/National Environmental Services Center has been selected as the recipient of $3 million to provide training and technical assistance for source-water and wellhead protection.