We have all heard the ongoing joke before: Our industry will soon be expected to do everything with nothing. Only nobody is laughing.
As utilities struggle to sustain acceptable levels of service, they are faced with the increasing challenge of finding creative funding mechanisms to keep the systems running. Until something bad happens, the water and sewer infrastructure continues to be out of sight and out of mind.
Many of the country’s small — and some not-so-small — water and sewer providers rely on State Revolving Fund (SRF) programs to maintain their systems. By providing low-interest loans at or near U.S. Department
