by Shannon Pepper | Sep 2, 2022 | Affordability, Fiscal Planning & Rate Setting, Rates, Wastewater
Setting the rates for wastewater services is an exercise that should be done when the annual budget is prepared. The rates need to generate sufficient revenue to cover operation and maintenance (O&M), repair and replacement (R&R), principal and...
by Shannon Pepper | Sep 2, 2022 | Rates, Water Justice
Customer Assistance Programs (CAPs) are often offered as a solution to providing water to low-income customers as well as meeting the revenue requirement of a utility. With the need to invest in aging infrastructure and the increasing costs of those investments, many...
by Shannon Pepper | Aug 26, 2022 | General Management & Finance, Water Justice
Many of us in the United States have come to expect clean running water and indoor plumping. While this convenience is often viewed as universal, over 2 million Americans today still do not share that luxury. Though analysis of water access inequity often focuses...
by Shannon Pepper | Aug 17, 2022 | Access to Water Funding Sources, Compliance with Drinking Water Regulations, General Management & Finance, Water Justice
In part 1 of this podcast on small water system governance and the ability to secure funding, Southwest EFC Research Scientist Tucker Colvin interviews Dr. Ben Warner, Dr. joni palmer, and Univeristy of New Mexico PhD student Ria Mukerji. Join them as they discuss...
by Shannon Pepper | Aug 17, 2022 | Access to Water Funding Sources, Compliance with Drinking Water Regulations, General Management & Finance
In part 1 of this podcast on small water system governance and the ability to secure funding, Southwest EFC Research Scientist Tucker Colvin interviews Dr. Ben Warner, Dr. joni palmer, and Univeristy of New Mexico PhD student Ria Mukerji. Join them as they discuss...
