Water, wastewater, and stormwater bills have been increasing above general price inflation and household income growth rates for decades. Affordability, therefore, has become an increasingly important issue, heightening focus on utility rate design, customer service policies, and customer assistance programs. It’s time to revisit traditional methods of measuring household affordability and assessing community financial capability. […]
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Water Experts Recommend New Methods to Measure Rate Affordability, Financial Capabilities
Wristbands for Water
February 21, 2020
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How entrepreneur Kevin Sofen turns untapped craftsmanship into clean-water results Raised along California’s Pacific coast and later settling near Lake Michigan in Chicago, Kevin Sofen has spent much of his life around water. The founder and CEO of the social entrepreneurship business Wristsponsible (Chicago), Sofen’s love for living shoreside goes hand-in-hand with his commitment to […]
Register Now for Water Week 2020 and the National Water Policy Fly-In
February 21, 2020
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Water Week, this year scheduled for April 26-May 2, unites water professionals from across the country to advocate as one voice for the sector. As a critical national water policy event, Water Week is an opportunity to advance policy priorities for clean water and drinking water, and to celebrate the role utilities play in ensuring […]
NEWEA Merger Closes Distance Between Practitioners and Innovators
February 13, 2020
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For years, the New England Water Environment Association (NEWEA) and the North East Water Innovation Network (NEWIN) have served two critical segments of the northeastern U.S. water sector. NEWEA, a Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) Member Association, supports practitioners on the frontlines of water and wastewater treatment while technology accelerator NEWIN provides resources for […]
New WEF Publication Offers Guidance on Modeling Tools and Capabilities
February 11, 2020
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Selecting the best-suited model to support stormwater projects can be complicated. Today’s water quality managers must not only be able to predict peak flow rates, runoff volumes, and receiving water quality, they must also navigate stringent regulatory requirements and varying levels of resources. The Water Environment Federation’s (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) newest publication, Stormwater, Watershed, and […]
Aquifer Injection Project Earns UOTF Designation for Rio Rancho, N.M.
February 7, 2020
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Nestled in the heart of the arid U.S. southwest, the City of Rio Rancho, N.M., depends on healthy groundwater aquifers as its sole source of drinking water. However, while U.S. Geological Survey data suggest lower-than-average water levels in many of the state’s aquifers, Rio Rancho’s drinking water supply remains plentiful thanks to the Rio Rancho […]
February 28, 2020
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