Financial Report
Presenting both current news and expert commentaries on financial topics affecting water utilities such as rate setting, customer affordability, federal funding implementation and more.
Mapping the Progress of IIJA Funding for Water Infrastructure
By Charlie Suse In November of 2021, the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) was passed, ushering in…
Water experts testify on CWSRF, WIFIA in House subcommittee hearing
The U.S. House of Representatives’ Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee held a hearing Tuesday on “Water Infrastructure Financing: WIFIA and…
Revisiting WIFIA Sub-UST Interest Rates for SRFs
By John Ryan The WIFIA loan program offers an interest rate derived from current U.S. Treasury (UST) yields at loan…
Small Systems Tackle Financial Challenges through Technical Assistance
| By Dr. Ahmed Rachid El-Khattabi For years, thousands of small drinking water systems in the United States have been…
Fitch Ratings: EPA’s cyber rules will add financial burden for utilities
According to a release from credit rating firm Fitch Ratings, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) requirement that all public…
EPA to invest $41 million in wastewater technical assistance
In April, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $41 million in new technical assistance funding under America’s Water Infrastructure…
Extend WIFIA’s Maximum Term…As a First Step
By John Ryan U.S. public infrastructure renewal was never going to be easy, but several current trends suggest that it…
Digital Asset Management: Dynamic Use of Relative Re-Investment Budgets
Over the past 25 years, Nordic water experts have taken a proactive approach to digital asset management and data-driven decision…
Water sector: EPA’s proposed Financial Capability Guidance “falls well short” on affordability, environmental justice
In April, associations representing the U.S. water utility sector submitted comments to EPA in response to its draft of the…
Realistically Planning to Spend Federal Infrastructure Money
By Joe Crea The bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 (Bipartisan Infrastructure Law or Infrastructure Bill) promises to…