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...
by UNCEFC | Aug 4, 2016 | Partnerships
Drinking water and wastewater systems may be able to reduce costs by partnering with other systems. These partnerships can range from informal agreements to the transfer of ownership and creation of a new utility. This post examines a range of partnership options and...
by UNCEFC | Jan 15, 2014 | Partnerships
Drinking water systems of all sizes can benefit from partnering with other water systems in many ways. Small drinking water system partnerships in particular can be pivotal to the success of the system because of the issues they face with economies of scale, access to...
by Francine | Dec 20, 2013 | Partnerships
Location: Online – your computer! Cost: FREE! Date: 04/09/2014 Time: 1:30 – 2:30 pm EDT / 10:30 – 11:30 PDT Often small systems are reluctant to consider regionalization or collaborative approaches to solving problems because they fear the loss of...
by Francine | Dec 20, 2013 | Partnerships
Location: Online – your computer! Cost: FREE! Date: 03/12/2014 Time: 2:30 – 3:30 pm EST / 11:30 – 12:30 PST Small drinking water systems have many options for partnership and regionalization. This webinar explored the water company model, where a single...
