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StepWise’s ACE 2012 Presentation

Published on June 14, 2012 By Jason Mumm

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: [...]

Accepting the Affordability Challenge

Published on May 22, 2012 By Jason Mumm

We were honored yet again recently to have had an article written by our founder and president, Jason Mumm, published in the Journal of the American Water Works Association (May 2012, Vol. 104, No. 5). The article is a summary of data compiled by StepWise Utility Advisors over the past couple of years.  Readers of [...]

StepWise to Present Water Regionalization Topic at AWWA Annual Conference

Published on February 16, 2012 By Jason Mumm

We are pleased to have had our paper entitled Regionalization as a Solution for Affordability has been accepted for the American Water Works Association’s Annual Conference and Exposition for 2012.  Our presentation will take place in Dallas, TX on June 13th at 8:15am.  The conference is being held at the Dallas Convention Center from June 10 [...]

Perfect Storm: When Affordability, Declining Population, and Utility Needs Collide

Published on February 14, 2012 By Jason Mumm

Prichard, Alabama is home to about 23,000 people.  Located in Mobile County, AL the town saw its heyday in the 1960′s when the population pushed 50,000.  Since then though, the town has seen more and more people leave and the ones who are left don’t make much money, but do pay relatively high water rates.  [...]

WIFIA What? The Newest Water Financing Proposal to Congress

Published on January 18, 2012 By Jason Mumm

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 [...]

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