by Sami Stroud | Jul 16, 2025 | General Management & Finance, Managerial & Financial Leadership, Utility Management
This podcast features Goleta Water District in Santa Barbara County, California. The district operates to provide water to over 87,000 people living in the greater Goleta Valley with an infrastructure of more than 270 miles of pipeline. GFOA worked with the Goleta...
by Sami Stroud | Jul 15, 2025 | General Management & Finance, Resilience, Utility Management, Workforce Development
Image Source: Shutterstock The water sector keeps communities safe, economies running, and ecosystems healthy, but it’s been facing a quiet crisis (and I’m not referring to the aging pipes). Across the country, water utilities are under strain. One in three water...
by Shannon Pepper | Jul 9, 2025 | Access to Wastewater Funding Sources, Asset Management, Green Infrastructure, Stormwater
Imagine you’re an average citizen in the city or town you live in: You are walking down the road and see a streetside stormwater harvesting swale, also known as a chicane, that the city installed a couple years ago. There are some native plants doing okay in there,...
by AJ Barney | Jul 2, 2025 | Access to Wastewater Funding Sources, Access to Water Funding Sources, Access to Water/ Wastewater Funding Sources, Events, Funding Coordination, Uncategorized, Wastewater
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 singular point of contact for...
by Shannon Pepper | Jun 16, 2025 | Access to Wastewater Funding Sources, Access to Water Funding Sources, Access to Water/ Wastewater Funding Sources, Community Engagement, Infrastructure Renewal/ Replacement, Managerial & Financial Leadership
Image courtesy of Andres Siimon Water and wastewater infrastructure are critical in protecting public health. Therefore, when developing new infrastructure projects, it is essential to design smart projects. Smart or shovel-worth projects are those tailored to address...
