by Shannon Pepper | Apr 24, 2024 | Wastewater
Hidden beneath our feet, wastewater infrastructure–your sewer system–is built to carry wastewater from entire communities to a treatment facility. This infrastructure is designed to tackle many issues concerning health and environmental quality. But how...
by Shannon Pepper | Apr 2, 2024 | Communications and Outreach, Decentralized Wastewater Systems
The Capacity Collaborative is working with wastewater utilities in vulnerable communities across the United States on communicating septic management and care. What we have found, in each case, is that outreach efforts are starting at the end of the story, rather than...
by Shannon Pepper | Apr 1, 2024 | Access to Wastewater Funding Sources, Access to Water Funding Sources
Funding for water and wastewater projects can be confusing to navigate and it is generally provided by a variety of agencies in a state. Some states have made an effort to consolidate funding entities and partner agencies to provide a singular point of contact for...
by Shannon Pepper | Apr 1, 2024 | Access to Wastewater Funding Sources, Access to Water Funding Sources
Funding for water and wastewater projects can be confusing to navigate and it is generally provided by a variety of agencies in a state. Some states have made an effort to consolidate funding entities and partner agencies to provide a single point of contact for...
by Shannon Pepper | Mar 29, 2024 | Board/Elected Official Engagement, Communications and Outreach, Pollution & Water Quality
Image credit: Kathleen Kirkpatrick/The Capacity Collaborative Many of the rivers and streams our communities rely on for drinking water and recreation may appear to be clean. However, in some locations they have become dumping grounds for pollutants that pose a risk...
