by Dawn Nall | May 1, 2019 | Additional Support Organizations, Partnerships
According to EPA, Water and Wastewater Agency Response Networks (WARNs) are comprised of “utilities helping utilities” within a state respond to and recover from emergencies by sharing resources with one another. WARNs are governed by a common mutual aid agreement....
by Brian Bohnsack | Apr 17, 2019 | Additional Support Organizations, Partnerships
Photo by Markus Spiske temporausch.com from Pexels Is your utility taking full advantage of partnerships with your local fish and wildlife agencies? Are you missing out? Enhanced watershed pollution control, reduced chemical treatment costs, and improved water...
by Jeff Hughes | Mar 6, 2019 | Financial Management, Partnerships
A synthesis of the financial implications of consolidating water utilities based on the experience of eight communities. The US Water Alliance and the UNC Environmental Finance Center are committed to advancing fact-based, common-ground solutions to our nation’s most...
by Brett Schwartz | Dec 5, 2018 | Additional Support Organizations, Partnerships
This blog post is a condensed version of a more detailed article, available here. Every day, regional development organizations (RDOs) are working to improve the lives of residents in communities across the country. Known locally as councils of governments, regional...
by UNCEFC | Aug 1, 2018 | Partnerships
Did you know there are over 250 publicly owned small water systems serving less than 1,000 connections in North Carolina? In the case of water and wastewater utilities, bigger can often mean better. Below we explore an aging system that stands to benefit significantly...
by Ed Suslovic | Mar 29, 2018 | Additional Support Organizations, Partnerships
There aren’t many organizations wondering what to do with all of their excess resources. “Gee, we just don’t know how to spend all of this extra money or where to assign all of these employees that just don’t have enough to do” is not a sentiment commonly heard in...