EPA report claims water group diverted federal grant money.

Cites a report issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in which it asserted that the National Rural Water Association (NRWA)spent an estimated $2.3 million in federal grants, to accommodate its lobbying efforts. Details on the EPA report; Comments by Lino DeAlmeida, president of the National Utility Contractors Association; Response of Robert Johnson, chief executive of the NRWA, to the claims against the organization.