by Southwest EFC | Oct 20, 2026 | Access to Wastewater Funding Sources, Access to Water/ Wastewater Funding Sources, Financial Management, Funding Coordination, Funding Pipeline to Success, Wastewater
Hosts: James Markham, The Southwest Environmental Finance Center Guests: Michael Gilmore, Rural / Frontier Equity Ombud in the Infrastructure Planning Division of the New Mexico Department of Finance and Administration and Karen Pereira, Assistant Field Manger at RCAC...
by Southwest EFC | Jun 23, 2026 | Access to Water Funding Sources, Financial Management, Small Water Systems
Small water systems face many of the same regulatory requirements and financing complexities as larger utilities, but with fewer staff and resources to manage them. In this episode, we examine how finance professionals can effectively navigate the landscape of federal...
by Sami Stroud | Apr 17, 2026 | Access to Wastewater Funding Sources, Access to Water Funding Sources, Access to Water/ Wastewater Funding Sources, Financial Management
Now that you have done some necessary capital improvement preparation at your system by completing your financial audits and general financial health check, doing a rate analysis and rate adjustment, developing or updating your Asset Management Plan, identifying your...
by Sami Stroud | Apr 16, 2026 | Financial Management, Fiscal Planning & Rate Setting, General Management & Finance, Managerial & Financial Leadership, Rates, Utility Management
A Quick Review of the Series So Far: A budget involves forecasting revenues and expenses for the coming year and helps to ensure appropriate spending levels on the utility’s highest priority concerns. The budget provides a variety of benefits to everyone in the...
by Sami Stroud | Apr 15, 2026 | Financial Management, Fiscal Planning & Rate Setting, General Management & Finance, Managerial & Financial Leadership, Rates, Utility Management
A Quick Review of the Series So Far: A budget involves forecasting revenues and expenses for the coming year and helps to ensure appropriate spending levels on the utility’s highest priority concerns. The budget provides a variety of benefits to everyone in the...
by Sami Stroud | Apr 14, 2026 | Financial Management, Fiscal Planning & Rate Setting, General Management & Finance, Managerial & Financial Leadership, Rates, Utility Management
A Quick Review of the Series So Far A budget involves forecasting revenues and expenses for the coming year and helps to ensure appropriate spending levels on the utility’s highest priority concerns. The budget provides a variety of benefits to everyone in the utility...