by Glenn Barnes | Nov 23, 2015 | Financial Management
At our workshops and through our discussions with water systems during technical assistance work, many water systems, in particular small systems, ask what seems like a simple question: “Are our rates right?” I suspect our initial answer is somewhat unsatisfying: “It...
by Stacey Berahzer | Nov 17, 2015 | Financial Management
About 96% of the population in Puerto Rico receives water from the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (PRASA). But the other 4% of the population is supplied by about 240 very small water systems. In teaching workshops this year in Oklahoma, Kansas, Georgia and...
by Glenn Barnes | Oct 1, 2015 | Financial Management
In previous posts, we outlined how to use the financial statements of a water or wastewater system to calculate the key financial indicators of operating ratio (a measure of self-sufficiency), debt service coverage ratio (a measure of a system’s ability to pay its...
by UNCEFC | Aug 19, 2015 | Financial Management
The Upside: The water business sells one of the most important, if not the most important, products on earth. It is a product that can be used for thousands of purposes and one that has limited competitive pressures compared to other products (an overseas producer...
by Jeff Hughes | Jul 23, 2015 | Financial Management
Small water systems serving 10,000 people or less comprise more than 94% of our nation’s public water systems. They are a large and diverse group and are managed by a wide variety of actors. These include local and tribal governments to mobile home park owners,...
by Glenn Barnes | Jun 24, 2015 | Financial Management
In previous posts, we outlined how to use the financial statements of a water or wastewater system to calculate the key financial indicators of operating ratio (a measure of self-sufficiency) and debt service coverage ratio (a measure of a system’s ability to pay its...
