by Shannon Pepper | Jun 13, 2024 | Communications and Outreach, Wastewater
In this episode, Dawn Nall from the Southwest Environmental Finance Center interviews Sarah Diefendorf and Elaine McCarty from the Capacity Collaborative on the importance of communicating in the wastewater industry. Sarah and Elaine reflect on their vast experience...
by Shannon Pepper | May 3, 2024 | Communications and Outreach, Treatment Processes, Wastewater, Wastewater Reuse & Reclamation
Interested in water reuse and reclamation? Learn from the ones who pioneered the process! Tucson Arizona’s Reclaimed Water System, which uses recycled wastewater for landscape irrigation, is celebrating their 40th anniversary this month. Join Southwest EFC...
by Shannon Pepper | Apr 24, 2024 | Wastewater
Hidden beneath our feet, wastewater infrastructure–your sewer system–is built to carry wastewater from entire communities to a treatment facility. This infrastructure is designed to tackle many issues concerning health and environmental quality. But how...
by Shannon Pepper | Apr 2, 2024 | Communications and Outreach, Decentralized Wastewater Systems
The Capacity Collaborative is working with wastewater utilities in vulnerable communities across the United States on communicating septic management and care. What we have found, in each case, is that outreach efforts are starting at the end of the story, rather than...
by Shannon Pepper | Apr 1, 2024 | Access to Wastewater Funding Sources, Access to Water Funding Sources
Funding for water and wastewater projects can be confusing to navigate and it is generally provided by a variety of agencies in a state. Some states have made an effort to consolidate funding entities and partner agencies to provide a single point of contact for...