FUNDING RESOURCES

• WWEMA Window: Escalation And Price Adjustment Clauses — Appropriate For Use In Our Industry?

  Projects in the water environment industry typically span from one to several years and require, with few exceptions, a fixed-price bid from contractors. When establishing a product’s price, contractors must carefully consider the risks involved with possible unanticipated cost increases that may occur over the length of the project.

• WWEMA Window: Ensuring Impactful Water Infrastructure Investment

  Milton Friedman once said, "If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in five years there'd be a shortage of sand." While cynical, many folks believe in the underlying sentiment of these words. Regardless of where you fall on the political spectrum, nobody doubts the tremendous influence the federal government will exert over our industry in the coming years. Not since the Great Depression has such a focused, targeted investment in infrastructure been attempted or funded. Therefore, what can we do to ensure this period of intense investment achieves maximum impact? How can even the most cynical among us help the federal government avoid Mr. Friedman's prediction? As a manufacturer, I believe there are three things we can do to help.
• Digital Transformation Drives Customer Satisfaction, Improved Processes

  Digital payment platforms improve the efficiency of collections and related labor practices, but their greatest benefit may be enhancing utility-customer relations.

• Investing $2.3 Billion Into The System Serving 1.5 Million People

  How Denver Water is protecting the water system now — and preparing for the future.

• WWEMA Window: 4 Things You Need To Know About IIJA Funding And The Build America, Buy America Act

  The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) provides much-anticipated funding for our nation’s infrastructure. The IIJA was enacted and included the Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA), which now requires all recipients of federal infrastructure funding to use products manufactured in the U.S.

• How To Steer Money For Drinking Water And Sewer Upgrades To The Communities That Need It Most

  When storms like Hurricane Ian strike, many people have to cope afterward with losing water service. Power outages mean that pumps can’t process and treat drinking water or sewage, and heavy stormwater flows can damage water mains.

• Water Is Money

  "Why isn't water free?" Not surprisingly, that's a common query on Google — common enough that there are some outstanding responses right at the top of the screen when you type it in. After all, water is everywhere. And because it's vital to survival, we see it as a human right, linked to a moral imperative different from any other commodity. Of course, there are significant costs tied with pumping, conveying, metering and, perhaps most importantly, purifying the water we pay for. So, although we tend to undervalue water compared to its importance, we do have to pay something for it. Or, as my friend Steve Bhaerman likes to say, "water is a we-source, not a free-source."

• Transformative Infrastructure Funding Is Here. The Application Process For Getting It Still Needs Work.

  Over $850 billion in federal funding has the potential to make communities safer, more equitable, and more resilient. And to achieve those outcomes, communities of all sizes must successfully apply for, win, and manage large federal and state grants and loans. Yet even as the country’s policy ambitions continue to evolve, funding application processes and requirements, by and large, have not.

• Mitigating Water Risk In A Passive Investment Strategy

  Investors who consider water risk and how companies manage it can do well for themselves while promoting environmentally responsible business operations.

• WWEMA Window: Water Stress And Historical Funding

  Water stress occurs when demand for safe, affordable, usable water in a given area exceeds the available supply. We could add that water stress also occurs when there is an excessive amount of water due to rain events that exceed the local area’s ability to handle the storm or the storm flow.