by Jerry Gunasegaram | Jul 27, 2022 | Access to Wastewater Funding Sources, Access to Water Funding Sources, Additional Support Organizations, Financial Management, Fiscal Planning & Rate Setting, Funding Coordination, General Management & Finance, Managerial & Financial Leadership, Risk and Resiliency to Climate Hazards
In light of increasing development and ever-changing future conditions, increasingly stressed infrastructure, and growing financial pressures, integrating hazard mitigation and water quality-focused resource management is becoming more and more critical to the success...
by Jerry Gunasegaram | Jul 26, 2022 | Additional Support Organizations, Workforce Development
Due to COVID-19, many water utilities are not shutting the water off for non-payment, as well as waiving late and reconnection fees. Some utilities have made this choice, while others are under moratoriums set by their states. How can utilities continue to operate so...
by Brett Schwartz | Jul 28, 2020 | Additional Support Organizations, Partnerships
Regional development organizations (RDOs) serve communities of all sizes across the country in a variety of ways to enhance planning, economic development, infrastructure, social services, and much more. These public-based entities play an invaluable role in fostering...
by Erin Riggs | Apr 29, 2020 | Additional Support Organizations, Partnerships
In the past few years, the EFC has been asked to evaluate the different financial impacts of regionalization, from simple shared services agreements to full-on consolidation. Additionally, we have been evaluating barriers to and opportunities for the creation of new...
by Dawn Nall | May 1, 2019 | Additional Support Organizations, Partnerships
According to EPA, Water and Wastewater Agency Response Networks (WARNs) are comprised of “utilities helping utilities” within a state respond to and recover from emergencies by sharing resources with one another. WARNs are governed by a common mutual aid agreement....
