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4 Steps to Becoming Cyber Risk Savvy

by Shannon Pepper | Apr 14, 2023 | General Management & Finance, Resilience, Utility Management

Blog adapted from: https://www.gfoa.org/materials/cyber-risk-savvy   Cybercrime is a rising and evolving threat to water and wastewater systems across the nation. Last year, the federal government’s Critical Infrastructure and Security Agency (CISA) issued an...

Understanding SRF Allocations: How Intended Use Plans have changed with the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

by Shannon Pepper | Apr 3, 2023 | Access to Wastewater Funding Sources, Access to Water Funding Sources, Uncategorized

  State Revolving Funds, or SRFs, can be attractive for many utilities because they offer low-interest loans for expensive capital improvement projects. SRFs provide financing for drinking water projects through the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) and...

Green River Area Development District’s Hire to Operate (H2O) Program

by Shannon Pepper | Mar 29, 2023 | Water System Collaboration, Workforce Development

This blog was originally posted at: https://www.nado.org/case-study-green-river-area-development-districts-hire-to-operate-h2o-program   Water and wastewater systems across the country have faced challenges finding and retaining operators over the last few years...

The Way We Talk About Water Matters: Insights from the 2022 National Waterways Literacy Survey

by Shannon Pepper | Mar 24, 2023 | Communications and Outreach

With constant access to a 24-hour news cycle and 86% of Americans now receiving news on their digital devices, it is impossible to avoid hearing about water stories in our communities and around the world.  According to Water Words That Work – a public relations...

Preventing Emerging Contaminants from Entering Your Wastewater System

by Shannon Pepper | Mar 3, 2023 | Communications and Outreach, Managerial & Financial Leadership, Stormwater

Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CECs) are chemicals found in surface water that may cause ecological or human health impacts. In wastewater, one of the most common types of CECs are pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs). The EPA is not currently...
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