Financial Management

StepWise’s ACE 2012 Presentation

Posted by on June 14, 2012 at 11:12 am

We were delighted to attend this year’s AWWA national conference and exposition in Dallas, TX!  On Wednesday morning, Jason Mumm and Fletcher Davis of StepWise Utility Advisors gave a presentation on utility regionalization and its potential for addressing the “affordability challenge“.   The presentation was given as part of a larger session entitled “Leadership Forum: [...]

Johnson Foundation to Water Utilities: Start Charging Full Cost!

Posted by on February 1, 2012 at 9:45 am

A new report issued by the Johnson Foundation called Financing Sustainable Water Infrastructure concludes that  the financial health of our water systems is directly linked to their long-term sustainability.

WIFIA What? The Newest Water Financing Proposal to Congress

Posted by on January 18, 2012 at 4:16 pm

Frequent readers of our blog will know that we often discuss the gap that exists between the need for capital investment in the water/wastewater sector, and the availability of both the necessary capital as well as the ability to repay debt.  Indeed, our most recent blog post, Water Rate Affordability (Dec. 26, 2011), presents a [...]

WWEMA Presentation on Water Industry Trends

Posted by on November 8, 2011 at 1:14 pm

I will be presenting at the Water and Wastewater Equipment Manufacturers Association’s 103rd annual meeting thisweek in St. Petersburg, Fl. I will be talking about industry trends and opportunities. Here is an advanced copy of the show! Water Industry Trends View more presentations from stepwiseadvisors

Is the Infrastructure Bank a Real Solution for the Infrastructure Gap?

Posted by on September 13, 2011 at 10:31 am

So much has been said about our nation’s failing water infrastructure that another blog post would hardly do the topic justice.  We’ve done plenty of them here already (here, for example).  There have been many who have done well to help us identify the problem, and the problem is an imminently solvable one.  We know [...]

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