In Virginia, our hallmark program involves assistance to families and communities in repairing of water and wastewater systems or development of new systems.
During the 2002 program year, Southeast RCAP made emergency grants to 571 families to replace or repair damaged plumbing, pumps, lines or for construction of new facilities for individual, isolated households. This work involved cooperative efforts with local governing officials, community action agencies, departments of health and social services, and other non-profits such as Habitat for Humanity. We also provided financial assistance for tap fees and hook-on costs to new municipal water systems for 442 additional low-income households.
Major assistance was provided to eleven communities to cover up-front costs for preliminary engineering studies, test wells, soil tests and other analyses. Similarly, Southeast RCAP worked with 19 rural localities to provided comprehensive development costs for community wells, storage tank rehabilitations and other water system upgrades.
For assistance with this program, contact Bill Wright at wwright@sercap.org.