Miranda Kleven, PE AE2S Nexus is preparing to distribute the 2014 version of its annual North Central Utility Rate Survey. We would like to thank the 224 participants this year. We received responses from 108 systems serving populations of 5,000 and greater, 81 systems serving populations less than 5,000, and 35 regional systems. As in previous years, survey … Read more
If you participated in the 2014 AE2S North Central Utility Rate Survey compiled by AE2S Nexus, you will soon receive a complete copy of the printed survey results. Until then, here is a sneak peak at the Total Utility Bill (water, wastewater, and stormwater) graphics from the 2014 survey. The values reported in the following … Read more
If you participated in the 2014 AE2S North Central Utility Rate Survey compiled by AE2S Nexus, you will soon receive a complete copy of the printed survey report. Until then, here is a sneak peak at the Total Utility Bill (water, wastewater, and stormwater) graphics from the 2014 survey. The values reported in the following … Read more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) is awarding $12.7 million in grants to help small drinking and wastewater systems. The funding will impact systems that serve fewer than 10,000 people, as well as private well owners. The awards include: $4.5 million each to the National Rural Water Association and the Rural Community Assistance Partnership to … Read more
The deadline for completing the 13th annual North Central Utility Rate Survey questionnaire is March 21, 2014. The digital and print versions of the survey were sent out in late January. Each year, AE2S Nexus conducts a survey of water, wastewater, stormwater, and solid waste utility rates throughout the region. Two unique reports are prepared based … Read more
The Innovative Stormwater Infrastructure Act of 2013 (HR 3449) would establish three to five Centers of Excellence for Innovative Stormwater Control Infrastructure at institutions throughout the country. HR 3449 defines “innovative stormwater control infrastructure” to mean any stormwater management technique that uses natural or engineered systems that mimic natural processes to infiltrate, evapotranspire, or capture … Read more