by Shannon Pepper | Jan 24, 2023 | Utility Management
Standard Operating Procedures are written for a variety of tasks. An S.O.P. limits confusion, promotes effective training of new employees, and standardizes complex procedures. It’s important they’re followed to ensure safety, quality, and efficiency.
by Shannon Pepper | Jan 17, 2023 | Utility Management, Wastewater, Workforce Development
Becky Lewis worked in the wastewater field for 32 years. She started her career as a laboratory technician and retired from her position as Water Resources & Recovery Division Manager a few months ago. Tonya Bronleewe from the Environmental Finance Center at...
by Shannon Pepper | Jan 5, 2023 | Access to Wastewater Funding Sources, Access to Water Funding Sources
Both nationally and internationally, many assume that residents of the United States live with universal access to drinking water and sanitation. However, according to data from the American Community Survey and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 489,836 US...
by Shannon Pepper | Jan 3, 2023 | Financial Management, Fiscal Planning & Rate Setting
Sound financial management can be one of the most difficult aspects of running a utility or system. This blog will break that process down into four basic parts, addressing wastewater system financial statements, budgets, rate setting, and affordability. ...
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...
