Rural areas and clean water

Cities throughout the country face capital shortfalls for wastewater treatment construction. Yet, rural communities face special problems in financing needed capital improvements such as sewage treatment facilities. This report reviews the impact of waste-water treatment funding provisions of the Water Quality Act of 1987 on rural communities.,Introduction -- Provisions of the Act - Wastewater Treatment. State Revolving Funds -- What are the Funding Needs of Rural Areas? -- Conclusion -- Appendix.,Claudia Copeland, Specialist in Environmental Policy, Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division,CRS 87-257 ENR,"May 20, 1987.",SuDoc# 14. 18/3