by Sami Stroud | Mar 17, 2026 | Additional Support Organizations, Managerial & Financial Leadership, Utility Management, Workforce Development
Mhoon Landing water tank in Tunica County, MS. Photo courtesy of Eric Williams, Mississippi State University. Optimizing Public Water Systems Inefficiency has been a persistent challenge in managing public water systems nationwide. These inefficiencies contribute...
by Sami Stroud | Feb 20, 2026 | Additional Support Organizations, Conservation, Water Loss Reduction
Photo by Unsplash from Freerange Stock. Water loss, especially in a desert climate, is tough. Finding leaks can be tougher. Traditional leak detection can be expensive, time-consuming, and sometimes feels like a guessing game. Well, have no fear, for the New Mexico...
by Sami Stroud | Feb 10, 2026 | Access to Wastewater Funding Sources, Access to Water Funding Sources, Access to Water/ Wastewater Funding Sources, Additional Support Organizations, Managerial & Financial Leadership, Small Water Systems
Staff at rural, small, and tribal (RST) water utilities often operate in remote, hard-to-reach areas, and face aging infrastructure with limited financial resources. These challenges threaten their core mission of providing safe, reliable, and affordable water...
by Sami Stroud | Feb 10, 2026 | Access to Wastewater Funding Sources, Access to Water Funding Sources, Access to Water/ Wastewater Funding Sources, Additional Support Organizations, Managerial & Financial Leadership, Partnerships, Utility Management, Workforce Development
Photo: Lawren Lu The “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) series, a joint effort between Quantified Ventures (QV) and the Environmental Finance Center Network (EFCN), has completed its first year of sessions. AMA sessions are a mix of themed session and office hours...
by Sami Stroud | Feb 3, 2026 | Additional Support Organizations, Managerial & Financial Leadership, Utility Management, Workforce Development
Image created with Canva AI, courtesy of Brian Bohnsack. If you’re like millions of Americans, you may have set a New Year’s resolution to get fit and lose that “extra 20 pounds.” But have you set a resolution for your water utility?How fit is your utility, really? Is...
by Sami Stroud | Feb 2, 2026 | Access to Wastewater Funding Sources, Access to Water Funding Sources, Access to Water/ Wastewater Funding Sources, Additional Support Organizations, Financial Management, Groundwater, Managerial & Financial Leadership, Source Water Protection, Utility Management
Protecting your source water is one of the most important ways to protect public health. When it comes to the money, many utilities run into the same problem: there are a lot of funding programs out there, and it can be hard to know where to start and what you could...
