The most recent hurricane season devastated parts of Texas, Florida, and areas of adjacent States, as well as Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. As the post-storm cleanup costs mount, other parts of the country are also faced with financial impacts from the powerful storms. Fuel prices are typically the first to be affected. … Read more
Data for the 2017 Annual Utility Rate Survey was solicited from utilities in Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wisconsin and Wyoming. Solid waste (curbside garbage collection and related services) is an important component of City Services. Curbside trash collection charges were reported by 126 of the 285 respondents, approximately 44 percent of … Read more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) launched a Water Finance Clearinghouse that allows users to search a database with more than $10 billion in water funding sources. The database also includes more than 600 resources to support local water infrastructure projects, including regularly updated finance information. The Water Finance Clearinghouse can be searched by infrastructure … Read more
The 2017 AE2S Nexus Annual Utility Rate Survey has been distributed to all of the participants who voluntarily shared their data. This year, the Survey expanded to capture a few systems in Nebraska. We hope that the results are useful to systems throughout the region as budgets are finalized and 2018 rates are set, by … Read more
Each year, AE2S Nexus strives to report water, sewer, and stormwater rates as accurately as possible through our Annual Utility Rate Survey. We apologize for any data that was reported incorrectly. The revised charts that appear below correct inaccuracies that have been brought to our attention. Utility Rate errata can also be found on the … Read more
We appreciate all of the voluntary responses we received for the 2017 AE2S Nexus Annual Utility Rate Survey. The Survey booklets have been distributed to all participants. We hope that the results are useful to systems throughout the region as budgets are finalized and 2018 rates are set, by providing a regional measure of benchmarking … Read more