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		<title>Johnson Foundation to Water Utilities: Start Charging Full Cost!</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jason Mumm</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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. matching the full costs to maintain the system to consistent revenues—is so rarely practiced that the sector as a whole could benefit from guidance.&#8221; (pg. 15) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WIFIA What? The Newest Water Financing Proposal to Congress</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jason Mumm</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WWEMA Presentation on Water Industry Trends</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 20:14:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Mumm</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I will be presenting at the Water and Wastewater Equipment Manufacturers Association&#8217;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]]></description>
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		<title>Is the Infrastructure Bank a Real Solution for the Infrastructure Gap?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:31:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Mumm</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So much has been said about our nation&#8217;s failing water infrastructure that another blog post would hardly do the topic justice.  We&#8217;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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alabama Bankruptcy Offers Insight to Affordability of Water and Sewer Bills</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 01:12:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Mumm</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve said before that affordability is going to be one of the primary challenges faced by water and sewer utility managers in the coming years (Why Affordability is the New Challenge for Water and Sewer Utility Owners, July 2010).  The story that is unfolding in Jefferson County, Alabama (home to Birmingham) sheds some light on [...]]]></description>
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