by Shannon Pepper | Nov 5, 2024 | General Management & Finance, Green Infrastructure, Partnerships
A Community-Based Public-Private Partnership (CBP3) can be a powerful model for tackling urban infrastructure challenges, particularly in managing stormwater and improving community resilience. For these partnerships to succeed, several core elements must align to...
by Shannon Pepper | Jul 30, 2024 | General Management & Finance, Partnerships
Collaboration between public utilities and engineers is necessary and crucial in shaping our communities and ensuring sustainable civil development. This blog post delves into the essential partnership between these two entities and how their collaborative efforts...
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...
by Shannon Pepper | Aug 8, 2022 | Funding Coordination, Partnerships, Resilience
Staff working at small water systems know that the key to stretching limited funding is to live out the motto ‘do less with more.’ Such systems typically will have staff who are individually tasked with portfolios as disparate as handling technical processes...
by Jerry Gunasegaram | Jul 27, 2022 | Affordability, Asset Management, Financial Management, Fiscal Planning & Rate Setting, Funding Coordination, General Management & Finance, Partnerships
Running a small system can be challenging. Along with meeting regulatory obligations and satisfying customer expectations, you may have issues with aging infrastructure, lack of personnel, and limited financial resources. Furthermore, small systems often cost more to...
