by Shannon Pepper | Jun 12, 2024 | Access to Water Funding Sources, News
PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are a group of synthetic chemicals that have emerged as an environmental and public health concern due to their extraordinary bond strength and resistance to degradation, earning them the nickname “forever chemicals.” For...
by Shannon Pepper | Aug 8, 2022 | Funding Coordination, Partnerships, Resilience
Staff working at small water systems know that the key to stretching limited funding is to live out the motto ‘do less with more.’ Such systems typically will have staff who are individually tasked with portfolios as disparate as handling technical processes...
by Shannon Pepper | Aug 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
Water and wastewater systems are often faced with tricky financial problems that do not have clear-cut solutions. Luckily, the Environmental Finance Center Network (EFCN) is here to help! The EFCN is a group of university and non-profit based organizations that work...
by Jerry Gunasegaram | Jul 27, 2022 | Access to Wastewater Funding Sources, Access to Water Funding Sources, Additional Support Organizations, Financial Management, Fiscal Planning & Rate Setting, Funding Coordination, General Management & Finance, Managerial & Financial Leadership, Risk and Resiliency to Climate Hazards
In light of increasing development and ever-changing future conditions, increasingly stressed infrastructure, and growing financial pressures, integrating hazard mitigation and water quality-focused resource management is becoming more and more critical to the success...
by Jerry Gunasegaram | Jul 27, 2022 | Access to Water Funding Sources, Rates
Rates are the primary way that water systems generate revenue. In this webinar, you will learn about several types of rate structures and how they align with different water system priorities such as full cost recovery and promoting conservation. You will also see how...
