The 2025 AE2S Nexus Utility Rate Survey booklet contains charts of water, wastewater, and stormwater rates, as well as a Total Utility Bill that includes water, wastewater, and stormwater. Since each community faces different challenges, it is often useful to look at the combined utility rate when comparing the cost of utility service between communities. … Read more
Here is a preliminary look at the 2025 Annual Utility Rate Survey results for systems serving 5,000 customers or more to help you understand how your rates compare to those of your peers. We hope that the results are useful to systems throughout the region as budgets are finalized and 2026 rates are set, by … Read more
AE2S Nexus has begun mailing or hand delivering the 2025 edition of the annual Utility Rate Survey. We would like to thank the 240 participants this year. AE2S Nexus received responses from 131 systems serving populations 5,000 and greater, 61 systems serving populations less than 5,000, and 48 Regional Rural systems. Survey data was solicited … Read more
Projects for Underserved & Overburdened Communities The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) has announced the availability of approximately $100 million for projects that advance environmental justice in underserved and overburdened communities across the country. The funding is made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act and marks the largest amount of environmental justice grant funding ever … Read more
The importance of reserve funding for water and wastewater systems has never been so well illustrated as over the past two years. During the COVID-19 pandemic, utilities took extreme measures to ensure that critical clean water and sanitary sewer services were not disrupted, including suspending service shut-off practices. As a result of the disruption to … Read more
With the beginning of $350 billion being injected into local economies through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund, government officials are busy prioritizing needs and working through the guidance from the U.S. Treasury on how the funds can be used. A recent survey conducted by the International City/County Management … Read more