The Threat of Wildfires: Impacts on Local Water and Wastewater Systems

by Shannon Pepper | Dec 20, 2022 | Risk and Resiliency to Climate Hazards, Source Water Protection

Tune in for a discussion of how wildfires impact wastewater and drinking water systems. As climate change further exacerbates natural disasters, water and wastewater systems will be put at greater risk for service and infrastructure failure or malfunction. In this...

Becoming an Effective Utility Manager

by Shannon Pepper | Dec 16, 2022 | General Management & Finance, Managerial & Financial Leadership

This podcast discusses the Effective Utility Management framework as a tool to improve management capacity from the perspective of an operator moving into management.

Understanding the Clean Water Act

by Shannon Pepper | Dec 16, 2022 | Policy and Legislation, Stormwater, Wastewater

This podcast provides an overview of the Clean Water Act, the main provisions, history, and environmental benefits.

Overcoming the ‘Yuck’ Factor: Shaping Public Perception of Potable Reuse

by Shannon Pepper | Dec 13, 2022 | Communications and Outreach, Conservation, Risk and Resiliency to Climate Hazards, Wastewater

If someone asked you to drink reclaimed wastewater, what would you say? What if they asked you to drink purified water? Clearly the latter sounds more appealing, but both these terms are often used to talk about the same thing: wastewater from homes and businesses...

Requests for Proposals (RFPs): When to Dive In and When to Pass on Grants

by Shannon Pepper | Dec 12, 2022 | Access to Wastewater Funding Sources, Access to Water Funding Sources, Grant Writing

Many of us have been there. The Request for Proposals (RFP) drops and immediately the wheels start turning. Do we have a project that fits? If not, can we develop one? Can we do the work for the amount of money available? Do we have the time to write a proposal? The...