For the Colorado River Indian Tribe (CRIT), located along the Colorado River on the Arizona-Colorado state border, “the health of the people depends on the health of the river.” With RCD funding, the Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona (ITCA) helped CRIT establish a water system on the reservation, supported a regional wastewater system—jointly operated by the CRIT nation and the town of Parker, Arizona—and implemented the tribal operator training and certification program, which uniquely meets the tribe’s need for sustained career development opportunities in the water and wastewater field.
The RCD program is one of six programs within the Office of Community Services (OCS) that is dedicated to reducing the causes and consequences of poverty, increasing opportunity and the economic security of individual and families, and revitalizing communities. OCS is located within the Administration for Children and Families, within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
For over 50 years, RCD has been filling gaps in ensuring safe water and wastewater services for very small, rural, low-income communities that are not addressed by other federal programs. In addition, OCS’s newest program, the Low Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) provides households with low income assistance with household water bill payments. Learn more at https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ocs.
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