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...
by Brian Hazelet | May 11, 2021 | Aging Infrastructure, Maintenance
The National Rural Water Association recently hosted a roundtable to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on revenue loss for rural water utilities with an expert panel that included Michael Preston, Legislative Analyst, National Rural Water Association; Connie Stevens,...
by Mark Slater | Apr 29, 2021 | Aging Infrastructure
Lawsuits and executive orders have made the lead and copper rule revisions uncertain as the Environmental Protection Agency continues to solicit public comment, with the deadline moved to June 17. Additionally, the EPA has proposed to extend the compliance deadline to...
by Mark Slater | Apr 15, 2021 | Aging Infrastructure
An expert panel will address “Aging Water Infrastructure in Our Communities,” during an online roundtable at 3 p.m. April 27. Tameika Isaac Devine, Derek Green and Scott Benson will speak about our country’s aging water and sewer infrastructure, which will need...
by Jenna Hazelet | Apr 6, 2021 | Aging Infrastructure, Financial Shock, Maintenance
During this Water Awareness Month, we are looking at ways to manage water loss, especially given the age of our country’s infrastructure and the billions of gallons of water that is lost beneath our streets each year. Many water utility managers are familiar with...
by Mark Slater | Apr 2, 2021 | Aging Infrastructure, Financial Shock, Maintenance
It’s something that every water utility manager has experienced: a customer opens their mailbox only to find a surprisingly large bill because of a water line leak and their first reaction is to call your staff. In most cases, when a utility bill jumps up by hundreds...
by Brian Hazelet | Mar 19, 2021 | Aging Infrastructure, Education, Financial Shock, Maintenance
In the average home, hidden water leaks lose approximately 10,000 gallons of water a year, and in one in ten, severe leaks can waste up to 90 gallons a day and hundreds of dollars, making plumbing leak detection something homeowners should practice as part of their...
by Jenna Hazelet | Mar 3, 2021 | Aging Infrastructure, Financial Shock, Maintenance
As the energy crisis in Texas and parts of the South subsided, residents weren’t given time to take a deep breath, because rising temperatures revealed a new problem – frozen water pipes. The record-low temperatures that caused many energy producers to go offline,...
by Brian Hazelet | Feb 19, 2021 | Aging Infrastructure, Financial Shock
Climate change and COVID-19 have been a one-two punch to water infrastructure, especially in those areas were the population is especially vulnerable, including low-income, rural and majority minority communities, many of which suffer from a lack of water equity....
by Jenna Hazelet | Jan 27, 2021 | Financial Shock, Maintenance
Millennial homeowners make up 40 percent of new home buyers, moving into the market at a later age than prior generations. However, homeownership has been more stressful, expensive and disappointing than Millennials anticipated. In a survey, 43 percent of Millennial...
