by Shannon Pepper | Sep 30, 2022 | General Management & Finance, Infrastructure Renewal/ Replacement, Managerial & Financial Leadership
Many rural communities across the country have long faced demographic challenges as the changing economy has continued to push residents towards jobs in urban and suburban centers. The remote work revolution and the reconsideration of living in rural areas ushered in...
by Shannon Pepper | Sep 28, 2022 | Communications and Outreach, Green Infrastructure, Source Water Protection, Stormwater
When I meet with any community to discuss water quality issues, especially a group that is reluctant to implement stormwater Best Management Practices (BMPs), the first question I always ask is, “Do you know where your drinking water comes from?” It never ceases to...
by Shannon Pepper | Sep 2, 2022 | Rates, Water Justice
Customer Assistance Programs (CAPs) are often offered as a solution to providing water to low-income customers as well as meeting the revenue requirement of a utility. With the need to invest in aging infrastructure and the increasing costs of those investments, many...
by Averi Davis | Aug 29, 2022 | Resilience, Risk and Resiliency to Climate Hazards
Date: April 14, 2022 Description: When it comes to water resilience, success stories sometimes seem confined to bigger cities. This session, from the 2022 Tap Into Resilience Summit, focuses on how water resilience strategies can be scaled down so they are achievable...
by Shannon Pepper | Aug 26, 2022 | General Management & Finance, Water Justice
Many of us in the United States have come to expect clean running water and indoor plumping. While this convenience is often viewed as universal, over 2 million Americans today still do not share that luxury. Though analysis of water access inequity often focuses...
