By Emma Grace Copenhaver, Project Analyst, SOG Environmental Finance Center Septic tank failure is a growing yet frequently underreported problem in the United States. A 2020 Water & Wastewater Equipment Manufacturers Association (WWMEA) report estimates that nearly half … Read more
By Megan Doherty, Project Analyst at the SOG Environmental Finance Center 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 … Read more
By Emma Copenhaver, Project Analyst at the SOG Environmental Finance Center State Revolving Funds, or SRFs, can be attractive for many utilities because they offer low-interest loans for expensive capital improvement projects. SRFs provide financing for drinking water … Read more
By Hope Thomson, Senior Project Director, SOG Environmental Finance Center Providing environmental services can be expensive, and how those services are paid for is important. Often, recipients of those services, the customers, directly support the costs. However, in … Read more
By Julia Cavalier, Senior Research Project Director at SOG Environmental Finance Center Lead service line inventories are required by the Revised Lead and Copper Rule. Systems with distribution lines built after lead was banned are likely grateful as … Read more
Post by Anna Patterson, Project Director at the SOG EFC and Erin Riggs, Executive Director at the SOG EFC With the holidays right around the corner, water and wastewater utilities are once again thinking to the new year … Read more
By Evan Kirk, Project Director, SOG Environmental Finance Center The SOG EFC has been partnered with the US EPA since August 2021 to develop resources and lead workshops designed to assist municipalities and state permitting authorities in getting … Read more
By Delia Wegner, Graduate Research Assistant, SOG EFC What is a Capital Improvement Plan? Paying for the rehabilitation, replacement, and upgrades of water and wastewater equipment is an ongoing issue for utilities of all sizes. Like the … Read more
By Elsemarie Mullins, Project Director, SOG EFC Customer Assistance Programs (CAPs) are often offered to provide water to low-income customers and meet a utility’s revenue requirement. With the need to invest in aging infrastructure and the increasing costs … Read more
By Andrew Waters, Project Director, SOG EFC, and Kathryn Obenshain, Research Assistant, SOG EFC There’s an adage about a brand-new car dramatically losing value when driven off the lot. In this crazy economy, where the value of used … Read more
