by Shannon Pepper | Jul 12, 2022 | Communications and Outreach, Wastewater, Workforce Development
Dead lawns, timed showers, and low-flush toilets are what most people think of when they hear the words water conservation. Most of the public discourse around saving water places the burden on consumers and their water use habits. However, as severe drought grips...
by Shannon Pepper | Jul 11, 2022 | Access to Wastewater Funding Sources, Financial Management, Wastewater
This podcast covers financing options available to wastewater systems and provides a thorough discussion about the process that utilities will engage in when financing infrastructure projects. Listen to more water system management podcasts by EFCN. Visit the EFCN...
by Shannon Pepper | Jul 6, 2022 | Asset Management, Utility Management, Wastewater
Lift stations are installed at low points in the collection system where continued gravity flow is not possible or practical. A high level of reliability is required for lift stations because failures can result in sanitary sewer overflows of raw wastewater...
by Shannon Pepper | Jul 6, 2022 | Resilience, Risk and Resiliency to Climate Hazards, Wastewater, Water System Collaboration
The Challenge Small communities that manage their own wastewater systems face significant barriers to building and maintaining effective treatment services. They are more likely to be economically disadvantaged than their larger, more urban counterparts and may lack...
by Shannon Pepper | Apr 15, 2022 | GIS, Wastewater
Movie buffs likely remember the classic film “The Third Man” and its climactic final chase scene set in the wastewater collection system (aka sewers) of post-war Vienna, Austria. The protagonist Holly Martins (Joseph Cotton) races through the dark and shadowy tunnels...