by Southwest EFC | Oct 26, 2026 | Access to Wastewater Funding Sources, Access to Water Funding Sources, Access to Water/ Wastewater Funding Sources, Funding Coordination
© Adobe Stock, Kletr State Revolving Fund (SRF) programs are a valuable source of funding for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projects, offering low-interest financing, favorable loan terms, and for qualifying applicants and projects, partial or complete...
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 | Sep 22, 2026 | Access to Water/ Wastewater Funding Sources, Compliance with Drinking Water Regulations, Compliance with Wastewater Regulations, Funding Coordination, PFAS, Policy and Legislation
PFAS drinking water regulations present significant planning, financial, and operational considerations for local governments and water utilities. As requirements and timelines continue to develop, communities must understand not only what compliance may involve, but...
by Southwest EFC | Aug 25, 2026 | Access to Wastewater Funding Sources, Funding Coordination, Wastewater
Think you know how wastewater funding works? You might be surprised. In this episode, we’re playing Fact or Fiction and taking a closer look at some of the assumptions that can make funding seem more complicated than it is. From how the Clean Water State Revolving...
by Southwest EFC | Aug 24, 2026 | Access to Wastewater Funding Sources, Access to Water Funding Sources, Funding Coordination, Infrastructure Renewal/ Replacement, Operations & Maintenance, PER, Preliminary Engineering Reports
Photo Credit: pexels.com What is a PER and Why Do You Need One? A Preliminary Engineering Report (PER) is a study that assesses infrastructure and identifies failures and needs. It also evaluates the feasibility...
by Southwest EFC | Jul 9, 2026 | Compliance with Drinking Water Regulations, Funding Coordination, PFAS, Policy and Legislation, Small Water Systems
Photo by Adobe Stock To address mounting concerns over the presence of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) in the nation’s drinking water, EPA adopted the nation’s first PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR), effective April 2024. This...
