U.S. releases $5 million in funding for wastewater systems

March 9 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released an additional $5 million in Recovery Act funding to help pay for improvements to rural water and wastewater systems.

The additional money will be added to $19 million already earmarked for improvements to rural water and waste systems through the USDA program.

The money will be available to rural communities through a grant provided to the Virginia-based Rural Community Assistance Partnership, Inc.

RCAP will help rural communities better identify solutions to water and waste disposal problems, assist applicants as they prepare funding applications, meet reporting requirements and improve the operation and maintenance of existing facilities.

For information on the organization, visit http://www.rcap.org/

Contact Waste & Recycling News reporter Amanda Smith-Teutsch at 330-865-6166 or asmith-teutsch@crain.com