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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: [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Alabama Bankruptcy Offers Insight to Affordability of Water and Sewer Bills

Published on August 11, 2011 By Jason Mumm

We’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 [...]

StepWise Releases Free 5-Point Checkup

Published on August 9, 2011 By Jason Mumm

We are glad to announce today that we’ve released a free service from our website that will allow water and sewer utility managers to receive a free 4-page report of their utility’s financial health. Our free 5-point checkup will give you a broad overview of your financial position in direct comparison to median benchmarks from [...]

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