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Newsletter #98 for October 9, 2012

Video of the Week

In each week's newsletter, we highlight an excellent video worth watching. That video is also featured on our home page during the week. Visit our archive for past features.

In this video five colonias, unincorporated towns along the border of rural southern New Mexico,- Vado, Berino, Desert Sands, Mesquite, and La Mesa - merge their water systems to expand and improve access to clean, reliable water with help from RCAC.

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Low Rio Grande Public Water Works Authority

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Share your Wisdom with Our Readers

At SmallWaterSupply.org, we know we're not the only people knowledgeable about the water industry. When we travel to conferences and meetings, we hear incredible stories of success and challenges overcomed. We see you demonstrate your expertise on specific topics.

We would love to hear your experiences and lessons learned in the form of a guest blog post. Click here for a list of topics and more information.

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Small Talk: Outreach Tip of the Week

Use visual aids such as maps, charts and diagrams whenever possible to more effectively communicate your message.

Each week, we're sharing a quick tip to help you educate the public and communicate more effectively with local decision makers and customers.

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Weekly Reading for October 9, 2012

Each week we'll provide a collection of our favorite links we know you'll love too!

▪ Forms of Chlorine - This article discusses alternatives to chlorine gas including Calcium Hypochlorite, Sodium hypochlorite, and Chloramines.
▪ Rotary buys RO devices for rural community residents - California town of 200 lacks public water system, faces regulatory hurdles to connecting to neighboring utility. via RCAC
▪ Updated water, electricity needed in rural California community - Residents of mobile home park face government-issued eviction from the community, which lacks a functioning sewage system.
▪ Settlement Reached With Mobile Home Park Owners - After a multi-year investigation, evidence found of more than 4,300 Clean Water Act violations and 900 Safe Drinking Water Act violations at mobile home parks in Pennsylvania.
▪ Governor Signs Human Right to Water - New California state policy requires legislators to consider water as a basic human right when developing new regulatoryand grant criteria. via RCAC

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October 11 - USEPA: Solar Energy for Water and Wastewater Utilities
This webcast will focus on solar energy and will assist utilities in understanding how solar energy can be used effectively at water and wastewater utilities. It will include a case study of a successful solar installation at a small wastewater utility in Grafton, Massachusetts.

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