The Water/Wastewater industry will be addressing many issues over the next 20 years: environmental, growing population, rural vs. urban, agriculture, water shortages, financial constraints, etc. One problem that impacts all aspects of the industry is aging...
Flush against the Ohio River and Ohio’s southern border, Lawrence County is home to roughly 25,000 households, and more than half of those depend upon Hecla Water Association for their water service. General Manager Tony Howard and his staff pride themselves on a...
Warmer water and rising oceans equal more intense and more frequent storms, and the rise in frequency and destruction we’ve seen from storms out of the gulf and across the country are just one of the symptoms of climate change. Hurricane Ian recently demonstrated the...
Nathan C. of Midlothian, Virginia and his wife were thrown a curveball when their water line started to leak. In late August, Nathan C. of Midlothian, Virginia was on the edge of a very exciting time. He and his wife were just several weeks away from the arrival of...
Linda B., a New York homeowner, had been widowed and was looking for assurance that repair costs wouldn't force her from her home. She turned to HomeServe. Linda B. of Lockport, New York, has had a difficult time of late, losing her husband in December and struggling...
Water utilities, harried by aging infrastructure and a historic lack of federal infrastructure investment, may see climate change – and the needed infrastructure hardening for water resiliency – as “tomorrow’s crisis,” or something that can be addressed once what to...
Follansbee, WV – Carol Z. and her family moved into their Follansbee home more than a decade ago after inheriting it from her grandmother, but there were problems from the start – there was no working electricity or gas service. Over the years, they learned to adapt...
Anita I. and her family had to be innovative to survive a winter without a working HVAC system in their Dunbar, West Virginia, home. Anita placed small heaters in bedrooms and the living room, but the electric system in the home couldn’t handle any more, leaving other...
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provides $15 billion for lead pipe replacements, $3 billion of which will be distributed to states, Tribes, and Territories in 2022, with a priority on underserved communities. This panel discussion with industry and municipal leaders...
Water utilities are struggling with water loss, aging water infrastructure and rising maintenance costs across the country. Bill Eller, Senior Vice President of Business Development at HomeServe, recently interviewed Carolyn Berndt, National League of Cities...
Ken G. of Hermitage, Tennessee, often spent time away from his home during the winter months. As a retiree, it wasn’t a problem for him to secure his home and enjoy himself somewhere else. Unfortunately, after one of Ken’s trips, he came home to an unpleasant surprise...
It’s something that every water utility manager has experienced: a customer opens their mailbox only to find a surprisingly large bill and their first reaction is to call your staff. In most cases, when a bill jumps up by hundreds of dollars, customers are...
Record heat expected this year, compounding the need for residential water conservation solutions The year 2023 was the warmest since records began in 1850, putting it at 2.43 degrees Fahrenheit above the preindustrial average, according to the U.S. National Oceanic...
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