by UNCEFC | Jul 15, 2016 | Access to Water Funding Sources, Infrastructure Renewal/ Replacement
The EPA’s 2011 Report to Congress on the Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Survey and Assessment, which estimated infrastructure capital needs of $384.2 billion over the next 20 years, includes a short line that has stuck with me all summer: “It is difficult to...
by Stacey Berahzer | Jun 20, 2016 | Financial Management
Water and Wastewater utilities receive “credit ratings” just as a private individual has a FICO® score. While organizations like the Fair Isaac Corporation calculate personal credit scores, for entities like local government utilities, the three groups that generate...
by Mandy Nordin | Apr 1, 2016 | Water Availability
Drinking Water Week, observed May 1-7 this year, is a chance for water professionals, educators, and communities to raise awareness and celebrate the value of water. “Tap water: less than a penny. So much less that I could give all 2,000 of you a glass just like this...
by Allison Perch | Mar 24, 2016 | Affordability, Infrastructure Renewal/ Replacement
Last month, as part of our Smart Management for Small Water Systems project, I traveled with Glenn Barnes, Senior Project Director at the Environmental Finance Center at UNC Chapel Hill, to visit a small water system that is in quite a financial bind. The system,...
by Nicholas Willis | Mar 14, 2016 | Asset Management, Utility Management
Most of the time water and sewer professionals focus on the day-to-day tasks of operating a utility. But how involved should utilities be in advancing the growth of their community? How does community development fit within the utility’s role to provide critical...