by Shannon Pepper | May 26, 2023 | Rates
Did you know that, for every US home, at least 60,000 gallons of water is stored in water mains?* If customers had to pay utilities for this stored water, it would be equivalent to an additional $60/month on the average US water bill.** The cost of water provided by...
by Shannon Pepper | May 24, 2023 | Source Water Protection
Martha Graham, Source Water Protection Specialist at New Mexico Rural Water Association, discusses the importance of a source water protection assessment and plan with the EFCN team. We dive into source water protection for small water systems and water systems in New...
by Shannon Pepper | May 22, 2023 | Asset Management
Linda Hills, Senior Environmental Engineer from the organization that developed the Small Community Assistance Planning (SCAP) Tool, discusses how the tool was created, the benefits to small systems who need to develop an asset inventory, and how the tool can be used...
by Shannon Pepper | May 1, 2023 | Risk and Resiliency to Climate Hazards
Saltwater intrusion in the U.S.: a growing threat to water and wastewater utilities Nobody likes getting a huge gulp of seawater. Not only is it not fun to drink, but it also has negative impacts on our health, infrastructure, and environment. Saltwater...
by Shannon Pepper | Apr 14, 2023 | General Management & Finance, Resilience, Utility Management
Blog adapted from: https://www.gfoa.org/materials/cyber-risk-savvy Cybercrime is a rising and evolving threat to water and wastewater systems across the nation. Last year, the federal government’s Critical Infrastructure and Security Agency (CISA) issued an...
