by Shannon Pepper | Aug 16, 2022 | Communications and Outreach, Infrastructure Renewal/ Replacement, Wastewater
Often, when we think about wastewater infrastructure costs we only think about the costs incurred during the construction phase. In this podcast episode, Dawn Nall, research engineer for the Environmental Finance Center with expertise in wastewater management,...
by Shannon Pepper | Aug 9, 2022 | Resilience, Risk and Resiliency to Climate Hazards
EPA’s Creating Resilient Water Utilities (CRWU) initiative provides drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater (water sector) utilities with practical tools, training, and technical assistance needed to increase resilience to climate change. CRWU helps utilities...
by Shannon Pepper | Aug 8, 2022 | Funding Coordination, Partnerships, Resilience
Staff working at small water systems know that the key to stretching limited funding is to live out the motto ‘do less with more.’ Such systems typically will have staff who are individually tasked with portfolios as disparate as handling technical processes...
by Shannon Pepper | Aug 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
Water and wastewater systems are often faced with tricky financial problems that do not have clear-cut solutions. Luckily, the Environmental Finance Center Network (EFCN) is here to help! The EFCN is a group of university and non-profit based organizations that work...
by Shannon Pepper | Jul 25, 2022 | Water Justice
What is water equity? What is environmental justice? These concepts are inextricably linked, and are used by government agencies, water sector groups, and environmental justice advocates in subtly different ways. These terms did not originate in a vacuum; the...
