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 ServLine | Jun 10, 2021 | Education, Financial Shock, Maintenance, Press Releases
Biannual State of the Home Survey Finds Many Homeowners Tackling Repairs and Decluttering Homes During COVID-19 NORWALK, CT (June 10, 2021) –HomeServe USA (HomeServe), a leading provider of home repair solutions, announced the findings of the 12th edition of its...
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,...
