It appears 2017 will be a good year to construct or replace underground infrastructure. Thanks to relatively favorable interest rates, infrastructure projects are more affordable right now. “The interest rates in Federal and State funding programs such as the Drinking Water and Clean Water State Revolving Funds (DWSRF/CWSRF) and USDA Rural Development funding are at … Read more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (USEPA) Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) program received an additional $8 million for credit subsidy in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017. President Donald Trump signed the bill into law on May 5, 2017. The additional funding, combined with the $17 million appropriated for credit subsidy at the … Read more
No water system is perfect. Somewhere between entry to the distribution system and registry at customer meters, water loss will occur. Some of it is essential for standard operation of the system, as in the case of hydrant flushing. Also expected and allowed is water consumed for firefighting purposes and other City functions such as … Read more
The 2016 AE2S Nexus Annual Utility Rate Survey has been distributed to all participants. We hope that the results are useful to systems throughout the region as budgets are finalized and 2017 rates are set, by providing a regional measure of benchmarking themselves against similar systems and/or the system nearby. The Utility Rate Survey booklet … Read more
The 2016 AE2S Nexus Annual Utility Rate Survey has been distributed to all participants. We hope that the results are useful to systems throughout the region as budgets are finalized and 2017 rates are set, by providing a regional measure of benchmarking against similar systems and/or the system nearby. The Utility Rate Survey booklet contains … Read more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) launched the Water Infrastructure and Resiliency Finance Center in 2015 to help communities across the country improve their wastewater, drinking water, and stormwater systems, particularly through innovative financing. The Center is part of the “White House Build America Investment Initiative” – an effort to increase infrastructure investment and promote … Read more