EPA has awarded grants to two organizations to provide training and technical assistance to small and/or rural public water systems over the next year and a half.  The National Rural Water Association has been selected as the recipient of $5 million to provide training and technical assistance for drinking water rule implementation, capacity development and water systems operations.  The West Virginia University Research Corporation/National Environmental Services Center has been selected as the recipient of $3 million to provide training and technical assistance for source water and wellhead protection.  More information about EPA’s efforts to help small public water systems is available at http://www.epa.gov/safewater/smallsys.html