Water Finance

For water utilities, wise investments hinge on understanding the full financial picture. Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) is a strategic framework that goes beyond upfront costs, revealing the true value of water system investments over their lifetime, typically 20 years for advanced metering infrastructure (AMI).Read More

2025 Event in Scottsdale to Highlight Western U.S. Water Funding Challenges, Differential Rate Structures, Colorado River Cuts, Customer Affordability & Federal Funding The 2025 Water Finance Conference is hosting its eleventh annual event Aug. 5-6 in Scottsdale, Arizona, at SkySong: The ASU Scottsdale Innovation Center.Read More

Best Practices for Project Funding By Erik Johnson & Brandon Vatter Water and wastewater utilities are tasked with balancing multiple goals and objectives that require significant funding and at times can conflict with each other. Additionally, securing financial support, both at the local and federalRead More

By John Ryan Like it or not, the U.S. federal government is in the middle of a major upheaval. Everything and anything, no matter how well established by time or precedent, can be questioned. It’s unlikely that the policy parameters of federal finance for waterRead More

Last week the White House released its FY2026 Budget Request that proposed significant cuts across the federal government including a 55% reduction in annual spending at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In total, the administration’s budget proposal looks to cut $163 billion in federalRead More

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $49 million in funding to technical assistance providers to help communities address wastewater challenges through the Rural, Small and Tribal Clean Water Technical Assistance Grant Program. This funding will be for projects helping hundreds of communities with wastewaterRead More

By John Ryan Are the 2020 WIFIA Federal Credit Reform Act Criteria an example of bureaucratic overreach? Before Jan. 20 of this year, the answer to that question would perhaps not have mattered much. But now it does – as a precursor to more directRead More

Longtime water finance consultant Jason Mumm has joined Brown and Caldwell as its new senior director of infrastructure financing, the company announced in a LinkedIn post. Mumm’s expertise includes long-range financial planning, cost allocation, rates and charges, capital planning and financing, regional partnerships/agreements, and managementRead More

Last week, more than 750 water utility professionals from across the United States convened in the nation’s capital for the annual Water Week, featuring Congressional office visits and policy updates from sector leaders and regulators. The anchor event of Water Week is the National WaterRead More

Veolia North America has finalized an agreement with Tampa Bay Water (TBW) to lead the design, construction and operation of a major TBW treatment plant expansion that will increase drinking water supply capacity for the region. TBW serves drinking water to more than 2.5 millionRead More