Commentary
Presenting expert commentary and opinion pieces on the most pressing issues facing water utility managers and financial stakeholders.
Explaining the Decline in WIFIA Loan Volume: Part 2
By John Ryan The first part of this article concluded that the most likely cause of the Water Infrastructure Finance…
Can AI Reverse Systemic Water Utility Challenges? It’s Complicated.
By Gilad Horn Across North America, water utilities face a difficult financial and operational reality: unplanned repairs on aging infrastructure…
Commentary: Ductile Iron Provides Owners with Safety, Longevity
By David Cole The challenges those of us in the drinking water sector face in 2025 are many of the…
Commentary: 5 Tips for Navigating Federal Funding Chaos
By Wayne Hofmann On Jan. 27 of this year, I traveled across the country to talk to strangers about federal…
Commentary: Americans Deserve Accurate Information about PVC Pipe for Drinking Water
By Anne Austin Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plays a critical role in modern infrastructure and everyday life. Used safely for nearly…
Communicating Ahead of Chaos: PFAS ≠ Lead
By Mike McGill Back in 2017, I was in the middle of the GenX crisis that occurred in Cape Fear…
Commentary: Pipes Over PFAS
By Kathryn Sorensen & Dr. Janet Anderson The Safe Drinking Water Act turns 50 this year and it’s important to…
Commentary: The Utilities Industry Needs More Workers. To Attract Them, It Needs Modern Technology.
By Anita Peterson It’s no secret that the utilities industry, including water services, is going to have to grapple with…
Commentary: New Perspectives on Cybersecurity
By Andrew Ginter In 2023, 68 cyber attacks took down more than 500 sites worldwide, some of them water utilities….
Tackling PFAS with Innovation: Orange County Water District’s Approach
| By Craig Butt & Prem Parmar For the past 90 years, the Orange County Water District (OCWD) has provided…