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Water and Wastes Digest Features Article by StepWise’s Jason Mumm

Published on April 29, 2012 By Jason Mumm

Water and Wastes Digest, one of the leading publications in the water and wastewater industry, recently published an article written by StepWise’s Jason Mumm.  The article, entitled Fair Water Pricing discusses how the relatively low price of water and sewer services in America is a false indicator of its cost, and how those same low [...]

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

Published on September 13, 2011 By Jason Mumm

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 [...]

Lasting Vision: Denver’s Metro Wastewater Reclamation District Turns 50

Published on August 19, 2011 By Jason Mumm

Great vision isn’t always attributed to leaders of the nation’s wastewater utilities.  It’s an unfair reality that when great leaders of our local, state, and national water and wastewater industry are successful, the natural result is that everyone quickly forgets that there was ever a problem that required any vision to begin with.  Yet, there [...]

Kentucky American Rate Case Decision

Published on December 14, 2010 By Jason Mumm

The Kentucky PSC has decided to allow the Kentucky American Water Co. a 29% increase in its water rates.  The average residential customer will see monthly bills increase from $27/mo to $35/mo, or about $96 per year.  The PSC had considered this case for about 10 months.  We first reported the filing on this blog [...]

US Conference of Mayors Foresees Major Spending on Water and Sewer Utilities

Published on March 19, 2010 By Jason Mumm

In a report published in February, the US Conference of Mayors is predicting that spending on water and wastewater systems will increase by by as much as four times.  Depending on how fast the country’s population grows, spending could double, triple, or quadruple, according to the report.  We’ve posted the full report here, which is [...]

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