by Sami Stroud | Apr 16, 2026 | Financial Management, Fiscal Planning & Rate Setting, General Management & Finance, Managerial & Financial Leadership, Rates, Utility Management
A Quick Review of the Series So Far: A budget involves forecasting revenues and expenses for the coming year and helps to ensure appropriate spending levels on the utility’s highest priority concerns. The budget provides a variety of benefits to everyone in the...
by Sami Stroud | Apr 15, 2026 | Financial Management, Fiscal Planning & Rate Setting, General Management & Finance, Managerial & Financial Leadership, Rates, Utility Management
A Quick Review of the Series So Far: A budget involves forecasting revenues and expenses for the coming year and helps to ensure appropriate spending levels on the utility’s highest priority concerns. The budget provides a variety of benefits to everyone in the...
by Sami Stroud | Apr 14, 2026 | Financial Management, Fiscal Planning & Rate Setting, General Management & Finance, Managerial & Financial Leadership, Rates, Utility Management
A Quick Review of the Series So Far A budget involves forecasting revenues and expenses for the coming year and helps to ensure appropriate spending levels on the utility’s highest priority concerns. The budget provides a variety of benefits to everyone in the utility...
by Sami Stroud | Apr 11, 2026 | Financial Management, Fiscal Planning & Rate Setting, General Management & Finance, Managerial & Financial Leadership, Rates, Utility Management
What’s a Budget and Why Do I Need One? A budget is a necessary component of properly managing any water system (drinking water, wastewater, or stormwater) and involves forecasting revenues and expenses for the coming year. The budget also helps to ensure appropriate...
by Sami Stroud | Jan 5, 2026 | Financial Management, Fiscal Planning & Rate Setting, General Management & Finance, Managerial & Financial Leadership, Rates
Read the previous blog, Rate Analysis for Your Water or Wastewater Utility, to learn more about what components of your rate structure should be reviewed annually by your system. If you are running a small water or wastewater system, annually reviewing your rate...
by Sami Stroud | Dec 17, 2025 | Financial Management, Fiscal Planning & Rate Setting, General Management & Finance, Managerial & Financial Leadership, Rates
If you are running a small water or wastewater system, evaluating your rate structure on an annual basis is a best practice. By reviewing its financial goals, rate structure, and budget each year, a system’s leadership can better assess if financial needs are being...
