by Shannon Pepper | Jun 8, 2023 | Access to Wastewater Funding Sources, Access to Water Funding Sources
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), aka Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), was signed into law by President Biden in late 2021. The law authorizes over $1 trillion for transportation and infrastructure spending, with more than $500 billion of which...
by Shannon Pepper | Jun 5, 2023 | Uncategorized
If you are a small water system in Delaware and you’re looking for funding options, consider the Delaware Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF). This program recently received an influx of federal money and is looking to fund systems like yours in need of...
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...