Publications

In rural communities, those responsible for ensuring that every resident has safe and affordable water and wastewater services are often volunteers who may not have all the tools they need to effectively manage their systems. In addition to providing training and on-site technical assistance, CRG provides a variety of on-going resources to those we serve:

Guides for Small Water/Wastewater Systems

These individual reference guides are intended to assist local decision makers working with small, rural community water systems. Subjects range from an overview of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, to guides created to help boards of directors address planning, financing, operating, and other day-to-day decisions.

Click on a title below to access a publication:

Small System Guide to Understanding Financial Statements

         Additional titles available from our national network, the Rural Community Assistance Partnership include:
         The Big Guide for Small Systems: A Resource for Board Members
   The Basics of Financial Management for Small-community Utilities
         Formulate Great Rates:  The Guide to Conducting a Rate Study for a Water System
         Getting Your Project to Flow Smoothly: A Guide to Developing Water and Wastewater Infrastructure
Sustainable Infrastructure for Small System Public Services: A Planning and Resource Guide
U SDA Rural Utilities Service Borrower's Guide: A How-to for Water and Wastewater Loans from USDA RD
ARRA Registering and Reporting Guide for Water/Wastewater Systems with Loans/Grants from USDA-RUS
A Drop of Knowledge: The Non-operator's Guide to Drinking Water Systems
A Drop of Knowledge: The Non-operator's Guide to Wastewater Systems
Protecting Water Quality by Optimizing the Operations and maintenance of Distribution Systems