Projects for Underserved & Overburdened Communities The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) has announced the availability of approximately $100 million for projects that advance environmental justice in underserved and overburdened communities across the country. The funding is made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act and marks the largest amount of environmental justice grant funding ever … Read more
The importance of reserve funding for water and wastewater systems has never been so well illustrated as over the past two years. During the COVID-19 pandemic, utilities took extreme measures to ensure that critical clean water and sanitary sewer services were not disrupted, including suspending service shut-off practices. As a result of the disruption to … Read more
With the beginning of $350 billion being injected into local economies through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund, government officials are busy prioritizing needs and working through the guidance from the U.S. Treasury on how the funds can be used. A recent survey conducted by the International City/County Management … Read more
AE2S Nexus has published the 2018 edition of its annual Utility Rate Survey. We would like to thank the 311 participants this year. AE2S Nexus received responses from 135 systems serving populations 5,000 and greater, 115 systems serving populations less than 5,000, and 61 regional/rural systems. Survey data was solicited from utilities in Iowa, Minnesota, … Read more
The 2018 AE2S Nexus Annual Utility Rate Survey is currently being distributed to all participants who voluntarily shared their data. We hope the results are useful to systems throughout the region as budgets are finalized and 2019 rates are set, by providing a regional measure of benchmarking themselves against similar systems and/or the system next … Read more
The 2017 AE2S Nexus Annual Utility Rate Survey has been distributed to all of the participants who voluntarily shared their data. This year, the Survey expanded to capture a few systems in Nebraska. We hope that the results are useful to systems throughout the region as budgets are finalized and 2018 rates are set, by … Read more