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ELVALLEWATERALLIANCEELVALLEWATERALLIANCEregionalsupportsustainswatersystemsThirteenMutualDomesticWaterConsumerAssociationsMDWCAinElValleNewMexicohavestruggledtoprovidereliablesaedrinkingwatertotheircustomers.Manyhadederaldrinkingwaterstandardscomplianceissuesandallhadaginginrastructurethatwasbuiltasarbackasthe1950s.AllotheMDWCAswererunbyvolunteerswhohadverylittletrainingandwerenotcertieddrinkingwatersystemoperators.ThepathtosaedrinkingwaterorthesesmallMDWCAswasre-gionalization.Regionalizationensuressaeandreliablewaterservicescreateslocaljobsthroughinrastructureexpansionandattractsnewhousingandcommercialgrowth.Regionalizationalsoallowsthe13MDWCAstoshareresourcesincludingwaterresourcesequipmentstaandocespace.RCACacilitatedmeetingstohelptheMDWCAschangemorethan40yearsotraditionsandtoincorporateintooneentityElValleAllianceAlliance.ThenegotiationsthatproducedtheAlliancealsoclariedeachassoci-ationswaterrightsrevisedwaterratestorefecttrueservicecostsprioritizedinrastructureneedscreatedaplantocertiyvolunteerwateroperatorsandhiredacertiedwateroperatortooverseevolunteers.RCACprovidesanunsurpassedexpertiseinwaterre-sourcemanagementgreatcustomerocushighqualityworkandperormanceandgoalorientedresultssaidRomeroLuceroElValleAlliancepresident.RCACalsoprovidedleadershiptrainingandhelpedtheAlliancesecure2.3millioninloansandstateandederalgrants.SomeotheundswereusedtodrattheAlliances40-yearwaterplanandtosecurepreviouslydecreedwaterrights.RCACcontinuestoassisttheAlliancemoveorward.TheAlliancemustensureitcandeliverhighqualityserviceandwatertoitscustomersanddemonstrateitsnancialstewardshipsothatitcanobtainnancingorcapitalreplacementandsystemexpansion.TodaytheAllianceprovidesjobsorthreeregularemployeesonewateroperatorandtwoocesta.Thesystemisasustainableregionaloperationthatcomplieswithlocalstateandederaldrinkingwaterregulationsandmaintainsecientwaterandwastewatersystemsorthecommunitiesitserves.EnvironmentalRCACAnnualReport2013