by Ava Gude | Apr 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
Utilities, regardless of size, need the community they serve to trust in their ability to provide reliable drinking water. Even more, a utility needs their community to trust in their decision making, infrastructure spending, and rate setting. Trust is built on a...
by Shannon Pepper | Apr 5, 2022 | Affordability, Communications and Outreach
The impact of utility rates on community members is a challenge that water and wastewater utilities across the nation face. It is especially challenging for small systems. Join the Environmental Finance Centers from Wichita State University, University of New...
by Shannon Pepper | Apr 1, 2022 | GIS
Open any old file of dusty planning documents for a water system, and there will likely be renderings or photographs of paper maps that provide the layout of system components. The information shown on these maps is important to water systems planning, but traditional...
by Shannon Pepper | Mar 1, 2022 | Financial Management, Managerial & Financial Leadership
With the change of season, most units of government have started their budget process for the next fiscal year. In addition to their general fund budget, units need to be developing and refining their water and wastewater enterprise budgets. It may sound simple to...
by Averi Davis | Feb 28, 2022 | Partnerships
RDOs and Water Systems: A Collaborative Effort In much the same way that water systems consist of many interconnected parts all working together in support of the whole, a collaborative network of organizations and partners must also be in place to ensure that...
