Rural Water Systems: Challenges and Drinking Water Needs

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Gloria Simmons (Editor)

Series: Water Resource Planning, Development and Management
BISAC: TEC010030

According to the Census Bureau, approximately 27 percent of the U.S. population lives in a rural area. The smallest water systems account for 77 percent of all systems, and many water systems are not in compliance with drinking water regulations. Seven federal agencies provide funding or technical assistance to rural communities in developing drinking water and wastewater systems and complying with federal regulations. The nation faces costly upgrades to aging and deteriorating drinking water and wastewater infrastructure.

Many rural communities face significant challenges in financing the costs of replacing or upgrading aging and obsolete drinking water and wastewater infrastructure. This book focuses on the federal agencies that provide funding or technical assistance to rural communities and fiscal year 2014 funding; and issues identified that affect rural communities’ ability to obtain funding for water and wastewater infrastructure. Furthermore, this book summarizes the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) and its major programs and regulatory requirements.
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface

Background Memo for the Hearing on ”The Needs of Drinking Water Systems in Rural and Smaller Communities”
(Staff of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce)

Rural Water Infrastructure: Federal Agencies Provide Funding but Could Increase Coordination to Help Communities. Statement of Alfredo Gomez, Director, Natural Resources and Environment Team, Government Accountability Office. Hearing on ”The Needs of Drinking Water Systems in Rural and Smaller Communities”
(United States Government Accountability Office)

Testimony of Robert Stewart, Executive Director, Rural Community Assistance Partnership. Hearing on ”The Needs of Drinking Water Systems in Rural and Smaller Communities”

Testimony of Joe Keegan, Mayor, Castleton on Hudson, New York. Hearing on ”The Needs of Drinking Water Systems in Rural and Smaller Communities”

Testimony of K.T. Newman, on behalf of Natural Rural Water Association. Hearing on ”The Needs of Drinking Water Systems in Rural and Smaller Communities”

Testimony of Bobby Selman, on behalf of Mississippi Rural Water Association. Hearing on ”The Needs of Drinking Water Systems in Rural and Smaller Communities”

Rural Water Supply and Sewer Systems: Background Information
(Claudia Copeland)

Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA): A Summary of the Act and Its Major Requirements
(Mary Tiemann)

Index

 

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