by Sam Wade | Jun 15, 2022 | Aging Infrastructure, Financial Shock
Inflation has and will continue to increase operational cost for water and wastewater utilities. These challenges, seeded by the COVID pandemic, require business and utilities to undertake planning to address these immediate challenges. These challenges require...
by Sam Wade | Jun 3, 2022 | Skilled Labor Shortage
The water and wastewater industry has suffered challenges attracting employees over the past few years. The ServLine by HomeServe Apprentice Scholarship is designed to address the challenges faced by rural water systems in attracting and developing the next generation...
by Sam Wade | May 24, 2022 | Aging Infrastructure, Maintenance, Skilled Labor Shortage
Help Wanted signs are prevalent across the United States including in the water and wastewater industry. The workforce shortage will have a far reaching impact on utilities, especially if construction and upgrades are planned. Systems should expect the shortage...
by Sam Wade | Jul 16, 2021 | Aging Infrastructure, Financial Shock
By SAM WADE Retired NRWA CEO Addressing aging water infrastructure is a priority, but rural systems are squeezed financially by an aging and shrinking customer base and increasing regulatory mandates. Much of the costs associated with infrastructure repair and...
by Sam Wade | May 18, 2021 | Aging Infrastructure, Education
While aging infrastructure is a well-known and mounting problem for the water industry, underinvestment can have devastating long-term consequences for the U.S. economy and the American public. While there are various governmental funding programs at the state and...
