Midwest Assistance Program (MAP) has been helping communities and tribal nations find solutions to their infrastructure and development needs through information, resource management, expertise, and technical assistance since 1979. MAP provides solutions to rural communities and tribal nations each year in Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming. Communities are revitalized through help from MAP which then strengthens the future and vitality of rural America.
As a 501c(3) non-profit organization, 100% of your donation to MAP is tax-deductible as a charitable contribution. Please mail donations to our central office. (Click Here)

New Resources for Water & Wastewater Operators!

Water and wastewater operators can now access thousands of tools and resources tailored to small community needs at WaterOperator.org. Originally launched in 2010 under the name SmallWaterSupply.org, the mobile-friendly web portal includes technical documents, links to training opportunities, information on tribal assistance providers and certification program resources.

Private Wells Program Available

The Individual Well Program (IWP) is funded by the US Environmental Protection Agency on a national scale to develop and utilize a new assessment tool and host educational workshops on how to identify potential well issues, including contamination threats. MAP will provide assistance and essential tools needed to  protect and improve the water quality of wells in unregulated well owner communities. For more information about private wells, Click Here.

How Do We Get Clean, Safe Water?

Despite using and benefitting from drinking water and wastewater systems multiple times every day, most of us don't even think about or know how these systems work. It takes a lot, in terms of natural, human, financial and other resources, as well as physical, chemical and biological processes, to bring clean, safe drinking water to your home or to deal with the waste you produce from a toilet or washing machine. RCAP has created animated diagrams with short videos to explain some of what is required in treating water. The videos are meant to make non-operators more comfortable with the vocabulary and terms that a plant's operator uses and to help a utility's decision makers understand what is required to operate a dependable and sustainable water utility. Here is a link to RCAP's video channel on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/134849908

On-Site Wastewater Systems - Be Prepared for Winter.
By: RJ Inskeep

To people living in colder climates and people new to rural living, on-site wastewater treatment systems can be a bit of a mystery. Most of the time the systems are not visible, and as long as the toilet flushes, everything is fine. On-site wastewater systems can freeze, partially and entirely, causing malfunctions.
To continue reading, click here.

Thank you to all who took the Rural Community Needs Survey!

Upcoming Trainings

Wastewater Operator Training - 5/10/18
​Hot Springs, SD - For more information, contact Jim. (Click Here)

​Small Water System Training - 5/15/18
​Dickinson, ND - For more information, contact Brian. (Click Here)

Small Water System Training - 5/17/18
​Carrington, ND - For more information, contact Brian. (Click Here)

​ERP & VA Training - 5/21/18
​Carrington, ND - For more information, contact Brian. (Click Here)

​QuickBooks & Embezzlement Prevention Training- 5/30/18
​Evansville, WY - For more information, contact Ron. (Click Here)

ERP For Small Water Systems - 6/5/18
​Langdon, ND - For more information, contact Karen. (Click Here)

Board Training - 6/6/18
​Steele, ND - For more information, contact Brian. (Click Here)

Wastewater Operations Training - 6/6/18
​Red Lake, MN - For more information, contact Jascha. (Click Here)

Clerk Training - 6/7/18
Clearbrook, MN - For more information, contact  Paul. (Click Here)

Decentralized Wastewater Training - 6/7/18
​Warroad, MN - For more information, contact Jascha. (Click Here)

​Well Owners Seminar - 6/9/18
​Perham, MN - For more information, contact Jesse. (Click Here)

Water Operator Training - 6/14/18
​Springfield, MO - For more information, contact Kristina. (Click Here)

ERP Training - 6/19/18
​Stanley, ND - For more information, contact Karen. (Click Here)

Surface Water Treatment Rule

One of our staff, Brian Day, was featured in the newest addition of A Drop of Knowledge RCAP Publication talking about the Surface Water Treatment Rule. To read more, please click here.

Information on Becoming an Operator

Find out how to become a water/wastewater operator in your state. Click here to view the brochures.

Flood Emergency Action Procedures (Click for details)