RCAP CEO Olga Morales-Pate discusses RCAP’s mission serving rural communities, highlights the needs and challenges of small rural communities and utility systems, and provides insightful commentary on how projects in small, rural communities achieve success and sustainability.



In this session, you’ll learn about:




Olga’s background in the water sector serving rural communities



The Rural Community Assistance Partnership’s mission for the last 50 years



How RCAP helps small rural utilities and communities



RCAP’s history and connection with the Clean Water Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act



How technical assistance providers diagnose a utility’s needs



How RCAP ensures the project for the community fits the community’s needs



How RCAP is funded



How RCAP helps communities develop the capacity to undertake and manage projects



Some of the challenges affecting small systems



Olga’s terrific insights on regionalization 



Why Olga thinks small systems need to embrace change even though change is uncomfortable



Olga’s views on why we need to invest in human capital and how RCAP can bring solutions to rural America over the next 50 years




Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:




Olga’s bio on the RCAP website



RCAP’s website




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