Small and Rural Wastewater Systems

Supporting Small and Rural Communities

EPA provides financial and technical assistance to small and rural communities to establish and improve wastewater treatment services, lower the risk of harm to public health, and protect the environment.

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Improving Lagoon Wastewater Treatment Systems

Many small, rural, and tribal communities rely on lagoon systems to treat their municipal wastewater. EPA supports communities to build financial and technical capacity and the best-fitting, affordable systems.

Read the lagoons report based on over 4,500 lagoon systems
Funding Technical Assistance Grants

EPA announces the selection of nine organizations to receive a total of $41 million in federal Clean Water Rural, Small, and Tribal Technical Assistance grants.

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EPA supports small and rural communities develop effective solutions to aging or inadequate wastewater treatment systems, or to the lack of access to basic wastewater services, including Indian Country and communities along the U.S.-Mexico border.