Board Member Need-to-Knows: Technical, Managerial, and Financial Insights

by Shannon Pepper | Jul 18, 2023 | Board/Elected Official Engagement, Managerial & Financial Leadership

Importance of Utility Boards and TMF Education Utility boards and council members serve as stewards to one of America’s most important public health assets, water and wastewater utilities. We often take for granted our ability to simply turn on the faucet and flush...

Integrated Water Resource Management: A Conversation with the Derry Township Municipal Authority

by Shannon Pepper | Jul 14, 2023 | Managerial & Financial Leadership

There are many benefits of more holistic or integrated water resource management, whether that is across “types” of water resources or across municipal boundaries. The Derry Township Municipal Authority (DTMA) in south-central Pennsylvania has served as...

Regional Development Organizations and Water Systems: Partnering for Resiliency

by Shannon Pepper | Jun 22, 2023 | Managerial & Financial Leadership, Partnerships, Water System Collaboration

This blog explains how regional development organizations (RDOs) can assist their local drinking water and wastewater systems in new ways. If you are part of a water or wastewater system, keep reading to learn how your area’s RDO can assist you with your system’s most...

Preventing Emerging Contaminants from Entering Your Wastewater System

by Shannon Pepper | Mar 3, 2023 | Communications and Outreach, Managerial & Financial Leadership, Stormwater

Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CECs) are chemicals found in surface water that may cause ecological or human health impacts. In wastewater, one of the most common types of CECs are pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs). The EPA is not currently...

Becoming an Effective Utility Manager

by Shannon Pepper | Dec 16, 2022 | General Management & Finance, Managerial & Financial Leadership

This podcast discusses the Effective Utility Management framework as a tool to improve management capacity from the perspective of an operator moving into management.

Resiliency Means Business Part 2: Tools and Training Resources, A Guided Tour

by Shannon Pepper | Dec 5, 2022 | Managerial & Financial Leadership, Resilience, Risk and Resiliency to Climate Hazards

  Part 1 of the Resiliency Means Business Blogs presented some core concepts for building water utility sector resilience, with a few links to further tools and information. Part 2, here, introduces you to our on-line Guided Inventory To Tools for Resilience...