by Sami Stroud | Mar 3, 2026 | Communications and Outreach, Community Engagement, Decentralized Wastewater Systems, Wastewater
Above 1. Image under license from VectorMine/Shutterstock.com For many small and rural communities, moving from private septic systems to public sewer is one of the biggest infrastructure changes residents will ever experience. The environmental and public health...
by Sami Stroud | Mar 2, 2026 | Access to Wastewater Funding Sources, Access to Water Funding Sources, Financial Management
Image generated by ChatGPT, courtesy of Sarah Diefendorf. Read Part 1 of Getting Your Financial House in Order here. The importance of good financial practices to support SRF applications – and funding requests in general – cannot be understated. In Part...
by Sami Stroud | Mar 2, 2026 | Access to Wastewater Funding Sources, Access to Water Funding Sources, Financial Management
Image generated by ChatGPT, courtesy of Sarah Diefendorf. Are you considering applying for State Revolving Fund (SRF) assistance? State SRF programs are often the most favorable option for financing small system projects, especially in the current funding landscape....
by Sami Stroud | Feb 10, 2026 | Access to Wastewater Funding Sources, Access to Water Funding Sources, Access to Water/ Wastewater Funding Sources, Additional Support Organizations, Managerial & Financial Leadership, Small Water Systems
Staff at rural, small, and tribal (RST) water utilities often operate in remote, hard-to-reach areas, and face aging infrastructure with limited financial resources. These challenges threaten their core mission of providing safe, reliable, and affordable water...
by Sami Stroud | Feb 10, 2026 | Access to Wastewater Funding Sources, Access to Water Funding Sources, Access to Water/ Wastewater Funding Sources, Additional Support Organizations, Managerial & Financial Leadership, Partnerships, Utility Management, Workforce Development
Photo: Lawren Lu The “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) series, a joint effort between Quantified Ventures (QV) and the Environmental Finance Center Network (EFCN), has completed its first year of sessions. AMA sessions are a mix of themed session and office hours...
