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Conservation Water Rates in Arizona
September 23, 2014by Jacob Mouw This post was revised on September 25, 2014 to address nuances of water pricing and differences in conservation rates. Drinking water, despite being a necessity, is relatively cheap … Read More about Conservation Water Rates in Arizona
Drinking Water & WastewaterMaking the Business Case for Energy Policies: Lessons from Little Rock
September 18, 2014Guest post by David Brown What’s the right mix of petroleum, natural gas, coal, and other fuels to use for electrical generation today? What are our options for meeting the … Read More about Making the Business Case for Energy Policies: Lessons from Little Rock
EnergyThe RACE for PACE: Residential PACE Starts to Inch Forward
September 16, 2014In case you haven’t heard, Property Assessed Clean Energy programs have picked up the …. well, they’ve picked up the PACE. And just in the nick of time, as many … Read More about The RACE for PACE: Residential PACE Starts to Inch Forward
EnergyNew Tool Helps Utilities Assess the Affordability of Water and Wastewater Service
September 10, 2014When the five small water systems in Hampton County, South Carolina decided to band together to create the Lowcountry Regional Water System (LRWS), they, like many other small water systems … Read More about New Tool Helps Utilities Assess the Affordability of Water and Wastewater Service
Drinking Water & Wastewater, Smart Management for Small Water SystemsThe Business of Water: Capturing and Creating Value
September 2, 2014Successful and long-lasting businesses are all about capturing and creating value. Value creation or value added can broadly be defined as taking an action where the benefits of the action … Read More about The Business of Water: Capturing and Creating Value
Drinking Water & WastewaterUnrequited Demand in a World of Fixed Infrastructure
August 25, 2014It can be hard being a water utility when nobody needs you. Or worse yet, when you have to push people away. But the news seems rife with such stories … Read More about Unrequited Demand in a World of Fixed Infrastructure
Drinking Water & Wastewater, Smart Management for Small Water SystemsTouching Down with Affordability of Water and Sewer Bills in Alabama
August 21, 2014It’s college football season again, and thoughts among many in the South, and elsewhere, turn to tailgating and touchdowns, hot dogs and sodas, field goals and fun. (Here in Chapel … Read More about Touching Down with Affordability of Water and Sewer Bills in Alabama
Drinking Water & Wastewater, Smart Management for Small Water SystemsCrosswalking between Gray and Green Infrastructure for Budget Officers
August 19, 2014As the green infrastructure (GI) approach to water management gains momentum, the budget process needs to adapt to some of the characteristics that make green distinct from the more traditional … Read More about Crosswalking between Gray and Green Infrastructure for Budget Officers
Watersheds, Wetlands & Stormwater