Supporting communities with drinking water, wastewater, and solid waste since 1979.
​Since 1979, the Midwest Assistance Program, Inc. (MAP) has been helping rural utilities in Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming. 
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
  • Assistance through the process of utility upgrades, repairs, replacements and new infrastructure.
  • Review needs and set priorities
  • Assess funding options and provide support through the application process
  • Secure an engineer
  • Meet regulatory and funding agency requirements
  • Support community/stakeholder communication and education
  • Develop operational manuals, asset management plans and budgets
MANAGEMENT & FINANCE
  • Assist with management policies and procedures, bookkeeping, record keeping, budgeting, reporting and asset management.
  • Financial reporting and managerial tools (i.e. Owner’s Manual, USDA RD loan reporting)
  • Meet or increase managerial and financial capacities
  • Conduct legal meetings and ordinance development
  • Energy audits, rate setting and analysis
  • Compliance and environmental health requirements oversight
SOURCE WATER PROTECTION
​Provide comprehensive assessments and protection plans including mapping, delineation of effected area, contaminant inventory, identification and mitigation of susceptibility.
​TRAINING
MAP will provide expert training focused on meeting the needs of your community. We have training programs specifically for board members, council members, city clerks and operators. Examples of training:
  • Operator certification
  • Board responsibilities & oversight
  • SDWA, NPDES, CWA rules and regulations
  • Clerk training
  • Private well training for homeowners and professionals
  • Operations and maintenance
  • One-on-one system specific training
​DISASTER/EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
​Provide direct assistance in completing vulnerability assessments and emergency response plans. Improve emergency response capabilities, reduce risk and mitigate vulnerabilities.
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE
  • Work with utilities to improve, establish and troubleshoot system operations and maintenance.
  • Update and create operational manuals, system maps, asset management plans, sample site plans, emergency response plans, complete Consumer Confidence Reports, public notification and violation resolution.
  • Provide operator training to obtain and retain certification.
GIS
​GIS basic mapping, data collection and asset management, production of maps and GIS training of system staff. Additional on-going services may be fee for service.  
​FEE FOR SERVICE
For entities that do not fall within the parameters of our grants & contracts, MAP will negotiate a task driven contract for an agreed upon fee. Examples include:
  • Backflow
  • Income surveys
  • Environmental reports
PRIVATE WELL ASSESSMENTS
​MAP staff will conduct a personalized assessment of your private well.