The Water Research Foundation (WRF), a leading sponsor of innovative research supporting the water community, has published a new report to help utilities assess several new and emerging capital financing alternatives. The report indicates that while the new capital funding options may help, utilities still need sufficient and sustained revenue to pay for the financing, and that revenue will need to come from rates.The project, New and Emerging Capital Providers for Infrastructure Funding, was funded because more than $650 billion is needed for water and wastewater infrastructure upgrades and renewal over the next 20 years. The extraordinary capital funding needs and
Water Research Foundation Publishes Report on Infrastructure Funding
The study indicates that while there are many new and innovative options for funding infrastructure, utilities still need sufficient revenue to access them.
