by Shannon Pepper | Oct 31, 2022 | Uncategorized
Budgeting, long-term financial planning, and financial resiliency are even more critical as financial, economic, and climate events continue to make headlines. Planning for uncertainty, and developing a long term financial strategy is important to ensure we...
by Shannon Pepper | Oct 28, 2022 | General Management & Finance, Wastewater
Did you know there are three strategies that can help any wastewater utility improve its capacity? The US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) expresses the capacity of a utility in terms of technical, managerial, and financial—or TMF—capacities that work together...
by Shannon Pepper | Oct 10, 2022 | Communications and Outreach, General Management & Finance
Here in the digital age, approximately 7 out of 10 Americans use social media. We connect with our friends, co-workers, as well as businesses or services. If water and wastewater utilities dial in to this unique opportunity of having the digital world at their...
by Shannon Pepper | Sep 30, 2022 | General Management & Finance, Infrastructure Renewal/ Replacement, Managerial & Financial Leadership
Many rural communities across the country have long faced demographic challenges as the changing economy has continued to push residents towards jobs in urban and suburban centers. The remote work revolution and the reconsideration of living in rural areas ushered in...
by Shannon Pepper | Sep 29, 2022 | Conservation, Wastewater
Wastewater reuse, or reclamation, is the process of adequately treating wastewater – whether from a toilet, laundry machine, or a sink – to be reused for a specific purpose. For many people, the thought of reusing wastewater might sound unappealing, but the benefits...