[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 11]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR1775.8]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
    CHAPTER XVII--RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 1775--TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING GRANTS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 1775.8  Purpose.

    (a) Technical Assistance and/or Training Grants may be used to:
    (1) Identify and evaluate solutions to water problems of 
associations in rural areas relating to:
    (i) Source.
    (ii) Storage.
    (iii) Treatment.
    (iv) Distribution.
    (2) Identify and evaluate solutions to waste problems of 
associations in rural areas relating to:
    (i) Collection.
    (ii) Treatment.
    (iii) Disposal.
    (3) Assist associations that have filed a preapplication with the 
Agency in the preparation of water and/or waste loan and/or grant 
applications.
    (4) Provide training to association personnel that will improve the 
management, operation and maintenance of water and waste disposal 
facilities.
    (5) To pay the expenses associated with providing the technical 
assistance and/or training authorized in paragraphs (a) (1) through (4) 
of this section.
    (b) Solid Waste Management grants may be used to:
    (1) Evaluate current landfill conditions to determine threats to 
water resources.
    (2) Provide technical assistance and/or training to enhance operator 
skills in the maintenance and operation of active landfills.
    (3) Provide technical assistance and/or training to help communities 
reduce the solid waste stream.
    (4) Provide technical assistance and/or training for operators of 
landfills which are closed or will be closed in the near future with the 
development/implementation of closure plans, future land use plans, 
safety and maintenance planning, and closure scheduling within permit 
requirements.