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Disconnections- Where’s the Data?

Disconnections- Where’s the Data?

by Allison Perch | Nov 3, 2020 | Delinquency Rate / Disconnects

On October 5th, two House Democrats, Harley Rouda and Rashida Tlaib, submitted this letter to ask the director of the CDC to give a nation-wide moratorium on water disconnections due to non-payment through the state of emergency because of COVID-19. While this is at...
COVID-19 Conditions’ Financial Effects on 49 Small Water Systems in North Carolina

COVID-19 Conditions’ Financial Effects on 49 Small Water Systems in North Carolina

by Allison Perch | Jun 29, 2020 | Financial Management

Three months after the COVID-19 pandemic suddenly changed how Americans live and work, the financial implications for water systems are becoming apparent. Back in March, we forecasted some of these effects, but we couldn’t measure those changes at that time. As time...
Financial Implications of COVID-19 for Water and Wastewater Utilities

Financial Implications of COVID-19 for Water and Wastewater Utilities

by Allison Perch | Mar 30, 2020 | Financial Management

Water and wastewater utilities are adapting to the rapidly changing conditions imposed across the country and the world by the COVID-19 pandemic. With stay-at-home orders, closures of schools, restaurants, and other businesses, and major disruptions to the workforce...
Why Being Small is Hard- Big Challenges for Small Water Systems

Why Being Small is Hard- Big Challenges for Small Water Systems

by Allison Perch | Jul 10, 2017 | Utility Management

Access to clean, safe water does not come easy. We may have mental images of some parts of the world where people spend their whole day traveling to and from water sources and preparing water so that it is safe to consume. But in the United States, we’ve come to...
Three Strategies for Water Utilities with Aging Infrastructure

Three Strategies for Water Utilities with Aging Infrastructure

by Allison Perch | Mar 24, 2016 | Affordability, Infrastructure Renewal/ Replacement

Last month, as part of our Smart Management for Small Water Systems project, I traveled with Glenn Barnes, Senior Project Director at the Environmental Finance Center at UNC Chapel Hill, to visit a small water system that is in quite a financial bind. The system,...
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