by Jerry Gunasegaram | Jul 27, 2022 | Affordability, Asset Management, Financial Management, Fiscal Planning & Rate Setting, Funding Coordination, General Management & Finance, Partnerships
Running a small system can be challenging. Along with meeting regulatory obligations and satisfying customer expectations, you may have issues with aging infrastructure, lack of personnel, and limited financial resources. Furthermore, small systems often cost more to...
by Jerry Gunasegaram | Jul 27, 2022 | Affordability, Asset Management, Financial Management, Fiscal Planning & Rate Setting, Funding Coordination, Water Loss Reduction
Join experts from the Southwest Environmental Finance Center for a no-cost webinar series on Water Loss. This series shows small water systems why and how to complete a water audit, and provides guidance on using the audit results to further water loss control within...
by Jerry Gunasegaram | Jul 27, 2022 | Affordability, Data Management, Financial Management, Rates
Understand how to determine if your system could benefit from an income survey, What are the benefits, How it could help you develop a stronger capital improvement plan, Gain knowledge on the MHI process, how and when to get started, Who conducts the survey, and who’s...
by Jerry Gunasegaram | Jul 26, 2022 | Affordability, Financial Management, Partnerships
Small systems are finding it harder and harder to achieve the balance between meeting their obligations to provide safe and reliable water and the ever-growing costs to meet these obligations. Considering regionalization needs to be part of the discussion when it...
by Jerry Gunasegaram | Jul 26, 2022 | Affordability, Asset Management, Financial Management, Fiscal Planning & Rate Setting, Funding Coordination
How can a utility’s rate design and policies around collections promote affordability? In this 1-hour webinar recording, EFCN experts discuss how different rate structures impact customers, how to set rate structures equitable, and how utility policies can help...
by Jerry Gunasegaram | Jul 26, 2022 | Affordability, Financial Management, Rates
Many small water systems – particularly in rural areas – are operating in communities with decreasing average customer water use, declining service populations, or have lost or are at risk of losing large commercial/industrial customers that generate much-needed...
