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		<title>WIFIA What? The Newest Water Financing Proposal to Congress</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:16:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<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>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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		<title>StepWise to Highlight Wyoming Association of Municipalities Conference</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 14:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Mumm</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[StepWise Utility Advisors is proud to be a Gold Sponsor for the upcoming Wyoming Association of Municipalities conference in Sheridan, Wyoming.  The conference will run from June 8 through June 10th.  We will be participating in all of the conference activities and presenting a 90-minute presentation during the technical session.  Jason Mumm, president of StepWise [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Infrastructure Bank Proposed by Obama Administration</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 20:27:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Mumm</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Obama&#8217;s 2012 budget will include provisions for a national Infrastructure Bank. In comments provided at the US Treasury blog, Treasury Secretary Geithner said that the bank would leverage private money to &#8220;&#8230;support projects that produce significant returns on our investment.&#8221; The structure of the infrastructure bank, based on the blog post, appears to include [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Water ETF’s – Private Equity for Water, or Not?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 18:58:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Mumm</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the interesting debates in the water industry these days is how, when, why, and how much private equity can be brought to bear to address our growing water investment needs.  As readers of our blog would note, US water systems are faced with daunting shortfalls in financing for developing new water supplies, and [...]]]></description>
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