EPA Announces $30 Million to Help Small and Rural Communities Protect Their Water
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced on April 17 the availability of $30 million in grant funding, as part of the agency’s RealWaterTA Initiative.
This newly available funding supports technical assistance and training to benefit small drinking water and wastewater systems and to help private well owners improve drinking water quality. RealWaterTA funding helps connect small and rural drinking water and wastewater systems with tried-and-true services, such as engineering and design expertise, operational support, workforce development, and financial management.
This funding will benefit Americans nationwide, especially in rural areas where small systems face challenges operating and maintaining vital water infrastructure.
In the United States, 91% of drinking water systems serve fewer than 10,000 people and many of these systems are in rural communities. Eighty percent of these small drinking water systems are groundwater supplied.
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