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Paving a (Permeable) Path for Localized Water Infrastructure

Paving a (Permeable) Path for Localized Water Infrastructure

by Southwest EFC | Feb 18, 2022 | Access to Water Funding Sources, Asset Management, Risk and Resiliency to Climate Hazards, Source Water Protection

In the face of rapid climate change, water systems need to adapt. The recently passed Infrastructure Bill will include a flush of federal funding targeting water infrastructure, but what does (and what should) “water infrastructure” include? Industry definitions are...
Financial Resilience: Tools to Test a Utility’s Ability to “Weather the Storm”

Financial Resilience: Tools to Test a Utility’s Ability to “Weather the Storm”

by Austin Thompson | Sep 16, 2020 | Financial Management, Risk and Resiliency to Climate Hazards

These are unprecedented times. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, social norms have changed and unemployment has risen sharply across the nation. As states have pushed residents to stay home, water usage patterns have altered for both commercial and residential...
Why Water Utilities Should Conduct Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments

Why Water Utilities Should Conduct Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments

by Brandy Espinola | Jan 28, 2019 | Risk and Resiliency to Climate Hazards

Written by: Brandy Espinola Brandy Espinola is the Resilience and Sustainability Program Manager for the Environmental Finance Center at the University of Maryland. Aging infrastructure, terrorist attacks, and climate change, oh my! As utility operators, these are...
How Important was Water Pricing in Achieving Conservation Goals During the California Drought?

How Important was Water Pricing in Achieving Conservation Goals During the California Drought?

by Liz Harvell | Jan 15, 2019 | Financial Management, Rates, Risk and Resiliency to Climate Hazards

California’s severe drought and statewide conservation mandate provided an opportunity to analyze the effects of pricing strategies as a tool to curb water use. In 2015, the State Water Resources Control Board was charged with implementing a reduction of 25 percent on...
Financial Resiliency and Future Plans

Financial Resiliency and Future Plans

by Carol Rosenfeld | Sep 19, 2018 | Financial Management, Risk and Resiliency to Climate Hazards

What could make the difference between a utility making it through an event like Hurricane Florence with relatively few impacts, and one that has major, lasting problems? Imagine two utilities, just over the county line from one another, with the same assets that are...
Safe & SuRe: Exploring a New Approach to Resilient Systems

Safe & SuRe: Exploring a New Approach to Resilient Systems

by Brandy Espinola | Oct 23, 2017 | Risk and Resiliency to Climate Hazards

From emergency services to agriculture and food systems, to manufacturing industries, our critical infrastructure systems rely heavily on water. So much so that following a loss of water services, critical infrastructure can begin to degrade rapidly. According to the...
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