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Affordablenancepacageenablestonx19sasteatersystemupgradesRCACcollaborateswithstateandx1dederalagenciesandstatewidex1dundergroupstohelpruralcommunitiesaccessresourcestoimproveutilitiesandreplaceaginginx1drastructure.Multiplex1dundingsourcesandconsiderablecoordinationarenecessarytosustainax1dx1dordablewaterwastewaterandsolidwastesystemsintheruralwest.Yetsmallruralcommunitiesgenerallydonothavetheresourcesandtaxbasetomakeneededinx1drastructureimprove-ments.Inadditiontheylackthecustomerbaseox1dlargerurbansystemssothecostsborneonaperhouseholdbasisx1dorsmallsystemsarealmostx1dour-x1doldhigherthanthoseox1dlargersystems.Thesecommunitiesalsoox1dtenlacktheexpertisetoputtogetherfnancingpack-agesanddevelopinx1drastructureprojects.Forthetownox1dKettleFallsWashingtoncollaborationplayedakeyroleinbringingitswaste-waterprojecttox1druition.Thetownx19swastewatertreatmentplantneededimprovementsthatwereestimatedtocost12.5million.Withatownpopulationox1donly1500peopleand680wastewaterconnectionsthepricetagx1dortheseimprovementswasahugeconcern.RCACassistedKettleFallsdevelopapreliminaryrateanalysisandprojecttimelinetopres-enttotheInx1drastructureAssistanceCoordinatingCouncilIACCboard.ThecouncilhelpsWashingtoncommunitiesidentix1dyandobtainresourcestodevelopimproveandmaintaininx1drastructure.IACCsponsorsanannualstatewideconx1derencetobringtogetherx1dundingandtechnicalassistancerepresentativeswithcommunitymembersandtopromotecollabora-tiononspecifcprojects.Duringtheconx1derenceRCACstax1dx1dandKettleFallsx19representativespresentedthetreatmentplantprojecttotheIACCtechteam.Theteamidentifedseveralpotentialx1dundingsourcesincludingtheWashingtonStateDepartmentox1dEcologyEcology.HoweverDOEusesmedianhouseholdincomeMHItodeterminewhetheracommu-nityiseligiblex1dorgrantsthatcanreducecustomerrateincreasesandthispresentedabigproblemx1dorKettleFalls.Aswithmanyox1dtheruraltownswhereRCACworksKettleFallsissosmallthatitsdemographicsarenotlistedinox1dfcialU.S.Censusdata.ThetownislocatedinalargercountywithagreaterpopulationandhighermedianhouseholdincomeMHIthanKettleFallsx19.DOEusedthelargercountyx19sMHIox1d34687whichindicatedthetownx19sresidentscouldax1dx1dordmonthlysewerbillsox1dmorethan100whichrepresentedanearly25percentrateincrease.USDArequestedthatRCACcompleteanincomesurvey.Theresultsshowedthatthetownx19sMHIwasactuallyx1darlessthanthatox1dthelargercountyCensustract.AsaresultKettleFallsqualifedx1dorgrantsthatreducedresidentsx19averagesewerbilldramatically.KettleFallsbrokegroundonitsprojectinJune2011.x1dRhx1dwx1dkLALLx1bwAx1bhIx1cx1dCx1dLLABx1dRAIx1dLADAkRx1dLIBRIx1cIx1cIx1bwAx1bwARRx1djCx1dRx1fIIx1d