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According to the EPA, effectively managing all aspects of operations is critical for all utilities, regardless of size or location, in order to ensure their long-term sustainability and to keep the communities they serve strong, safe, and sustainable. Resources available in this sub-theme include performance indicators for utilities, country-wide utility reviews, and water utility conference reports, among other resources that support sustainable utility management.

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Water Loss Control: Efficiency in the Water Utility Sector

Alliance for Water Efficiency
With water resources increasingly stressed due to climate change and growing populations, water utilities must become water-efficient throughout the entire supply process. By employing improved methods of water auditing and loss control, water utilities have potential to reduce the large volumes of...Read more
Regional focus: 
United States

Living Map of Innovative Financing Mechanisms in the United States

Published: 
June 28, 2017
Stanford University's Water in the West Program
This map shows case studies of successful innovative water financing efforts around the country designed to be implemented at various scalse. Read more
Regional focus: 
United StatesNorth America

Geographies of Insecure Water Access and the Housing-Water Nexus in US Cities

Published: 
November 17, 2020
Secure water access is a fundamental human right. Our study reveals disparities in piped water access in urban areas in the United States. Unplumbed households in cities, on balance, are more likely to be headed by people of color, earn lower incomes, live in mobile homes, rent their residence, and...Read more
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North AmericaUnited States

The Financial Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis on U.S. Drinking Water Utilities

Published: 
June 25, 2021
This report from April 2020 outlines the financial impacts of Covid-19 on water utilities in the United States. The pandemic was predicted to cost water companies nearly $14 billion during the early stages of lockdowns due to low customer growth, decreases in non-residential water needs and...Read more
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United States

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