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The Infrastructure Financing Process for Wastewater Systems

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...

Reserve Funds – Expect the Unexpected

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...

Spring has sprung – It’s water and wastewater enterprise budget time!

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...

ARPA Final Rule Flexibility for Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater Projects

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....
Financial Resilience: Tools to Test a Utility’s Ability to “Weather the Storm”

Financial Resilience: Tools to Test a Utility’s Ability to “Weather the Storm”

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...
Visualizing the Value (of a State Revolving Loan Fund)

Visualizing the Value (of a State Revolving Loan Fund)

by Austin Thompson | Aug 15, 2020 | Access to Water Funding Sources, Financial Management

Imagine a town called “Smallville.” Smallville, as you might guess, is small. The town’s water utility needs a new water tank, and they need it now. Like most systems across the US, Smallville’s system is aging and has significant infrastructure needs. Smallville...
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