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Fitting Together the Puzzle Pieces: Developing a Sustainable In-Lieu Fee Program for Wetland Mitigation
September 22, 2015Depending on where you live, you might have wandered through scaffolding that supports new high-rises in a rapidly-developing city, or driven past brand new housing developments cropping up where wetlands used … Read More about Fitting Together the Puzzle Pieces: Developing a Sustainable In-Lieu Fee Program for Wetland Mitigation
Watersheds, Wetlands & StormwaterFour Trends in Government Spending on Water and Wastewater Utilities Since 1956
September 9, 2015According to data collected and published by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), federal, state and local governments in the United States spent more than $2.2 trillion in the last 59 … Read More about Four Trends in Government Spending on Water and Wastewater Utilities Since 1956
Drinking Water & WastewaterThe Revenue Ups and Downs of the Water Business
August 19, 2015The Upside: The water business sells one of the most important, if not the most important, products on earth. It is a product that can be used for thousands of … Read More about The Revenue Ups and Downs of the Water Business
Drinking Water & WastewaterPublic Finance and Environmental Sustainability
August 19, 2015The intersection between public finance and environmental sustainability is a complex and often challenging space. However, where there are challenges, there are also opportunities. Projects and initiatives that link together … Read More about Public Finance and Environmental Sustainability
Drinking Water & Wastewater, Energy, Waste Management, Watersheds, Wetlands & StormwaterFinding Money in the Water System Budget: Energy Savings Performance Contracting (ESPC)
August 13, 2015The way that drinking water and wastewater systems pay for energy improvements in the United States is changing – including for small drinking water systems (serving 10,000 or fewer people). … Read More about Finding Money in the Water System Budget: Energy Savings Performance Contracting (ESPC)
Drinking Water & Wastewater, Energy, General Information, Smart Management for Small Water SystemsCrafting Wetland Program Plans to Increase the Likelihood of Securing Appropriated Funds and Grants
August 4, 2015EPA is encouraging all states and tribes to create wetland program plans. These plans lay out the activities that each state or tribal program plans to undertake over the next few … Read More about Crafting Wetland Program Plans to Increase the Likelihood of Securing Appropriated Funds and Grants
Watersheds, Wetlands & StormwaterFinancing Water Management in a Caribbean Setting – A Case Study of Trinidad and Tobago
July 29, 2015A Caribbean getaway is often on the wish list of summer plans. The warm tropical weather, accessibility to beaches, and lush rainforests beckon. But these very factors often lead to … Read More about Financing Water Management in a Caribbean Setting – A Case Study of Trinidad and Tobago
Drinking Water & Wastewater, Watersheds, Wetlands & StormwaterFive Dangerous Financial Myths for Small Water Systems
July 23, 2015Small water systems serving 10,000 people or less comprise more than 94% of our nation’s public water systems. They are a large and diverse group, and are managed by a … Read More about Five Dangerous Financial Myths for Small Water Systems
Drinking Water & Wastewater, Smart Management for Small Water Systems