Financial Management for Small Water and Wastewater Systems: Annual Audits

by Shannon Pepper | Dec 20, 2024 | Financial Management

Image credit: Florida Water Daily via flickr Developing and maintaining water and wastewater systems’ infrastructure is essential and also expensive. For effective management, communities of all sizes generally must complete an annual audit or financial statement. The...

Financing for Water and Wastewater Systems Using Capital Improvement Planning

by Shannon Pepper | Aug 1, 2024 | Financial Management, Fiscal Planning & Rate Setting, General Management & Finance, Managerial & Financial Leadership

Clean water is an integral part of a thriving community and environment. Without updated water and wastewater treatment systems, human and environmental safety is challenged. Financing new infrastructure projects can often be a roadblock for small communities. This...

Wastewater System Financial Management Basics

by Shannon Pepper | Jan 3, 2023 | Financial Management, Fiscal Planning & Rate Setting

Sound financial management can be one of the most difficult aspects of running a utility or system. This blog will break that process down into four basic parts, addressing wastewater system financial statements, budgets, rate setting, and affordability.    ...

Intermediate Asset Management Series: Level of Service

by Jerry Gunasegaram | Jul 28, 2022 | Asset Management, Financial Management, Funding Coordination, Utility Management

Asset Management is a process that allows a water or wastewater system to better manage its assets and improve the workday for its employees. This webinar focuses on levels of service, including setting goals, developing a mission statement, and tracking...

Intermediate Asset Management Series: Asset Inventory and Mapping

by Jerry Gunasegaram | Jul 28, 2022 | Asset Management, Financial Management, Funding Coordination, General Management & Finance, Utility Management

Asset Management is a process that allows a water or wastewater system to better manage its assets and improve the workday for its employees. This webinar focuses on mapping techniques and inventory development.

Intermediate Asset Management Series: Criticality

by Jerry Gunasegaram | Jul 28, 2022 | Asset Management, Data Management, Financial Management, General Management & Finance, Workforce Development

Asset Management is a process that allows a water or wastewater system to better manage its assets and improve the workday for its employees. This webinar focuses on factors impacting Criticality and how to analyze and visualize Criticality. Experts discussed...