by Shannon Pepper | Jul 12, 2022 | Access to Wastewater Funding Sources, Access to Water Funding Sources, Financial Management, Infrastructure Renewal/ Replacement
This podcast helps water and wastewater utilities understand how to obtain and manage project funding through their State Revolving Fund Program. Listen to more water system management podcasts by EFCN. Visit the EFCN resource library for more related...
by Shannon Pepper | Jul 11, 2022 | Access to Wastewater Funding Sources, Financial Management, Wastewater
This podcast covers financing options available to wastewater systems and provides a thorough discussion about the process that utilities will engage in when financing infrastructure projects. Listen to more water system management podcasts by EFCN. Visit the EFCN...
by Southwest EFC | Jun 14, 2022 | Financial Management, Resilience
The past few years of the global COVID-19 pandemic have certainly had an impact on all sectors of society, including water and wastewater utilities. An early 2020 report by Raftelis and the American Water Works Association (AWWA) projected that drinking water...
by Shannon Pepper | Mar 1, 2022 | Financial Management, Managerial & Financial Leadership
With the change of season, most units of government have started their budget process for the next fiscal year. In addition to their general fund budget, units need to be developing and refining their water and wastewater enterprise budgets. It may sound simple to...
by UNCEFC | Feb 4, 2022 | Access to Wastewater Funding Sources, Access to Water Funding Sources, Financial Management
After much anticipation, the U.S. Treasury released updated guidance concerning the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). On January 6th, 2022, the U.S. Treasury issued its Final Rule on the ARPA State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF). Additionally, the U.S....
by Austin Thompson | Sep 16, 2020 | Financial Management, Risk and Resiliency to Climate Hazards
These are unprecedented times. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, social norms have changed and unemployment has risen sharply across the nation. As states have pushed residents to stay home, water usage patterns have altered for both commercial and residential...
