Water conservation is a widespread concern, with at least 40 states anticipating water shortages by 2024. The causes for the potential shortfall are well known and include droughts and climate change, poor management of demand from a growing population, and water...
Public-Private Partnerships
NLC Service Line Warranty Program Partner Testimonial – Vince Williams, Union City, Georgia
by HomeServe USA | Jun 28, 2023
NLC Service Line Warranty Program Partner Testimonial from Vince Williams.
Solutions for Municipalities and Residents
by Bill Eller | Mar 27, 2023
Solutions for residential customers’ water, sewer and interior plumbing line issues can help fund important initiatives while also increasing customer satisfaction and goodwill. Support homeowners and improve engagement with aging infrastructure, water conservation,...
The Hidden Cost of Water Leaks Explained
by HomeServe USA | Mar 15, 2023
The ServLine Leak Protection Program helps protect the water provider and customers from the unexpected cost of a service line leak, including recapturing lost revenue and bad debt. In addition, the effort involved in leak adjustment administration is taken on by the...
HomeServe Ensures a Bright 2022 Holiday Season for Customers
by Bill Eller | Jan 13, 2023
The holidays can be a glorious time of togetherness, giving, and wonderful memories. Unfortunately, for some of HomeServe's customers, the most memorable event of the 2022 holiday season will be that their water or sewer line froze up due to extreme cold temperatures....
NLC Service Line Warranty Program and Orem, Utah, Celebrate Service Milestone
by Dennis Lyon | May 3, 2022
What a week it’s been – and it’s only Wednesday! This week, I had the pleasure of joining my colleague Steve Bieranowski in the City of Orem, Utah to meet with our partners. Together, we celebrated an amazing milestone we reached together: $1 million in home repair...
Bad Debt Impacts Utilities’ Plans for Capital Projects
by Bill Eller | Apr 8, 2022
Bad debt and mounting maintenance costs: Just call them the Scylla and Charybdis of public water utilities. Much of the investment into the water systems across the nation are nearly half a century in the past and the maintenance bill has come due. The American...
ServLine Louisiana RWA Webinar 2021
by HomeServe USA | Dec 7, 2021
The Water/Wastewater industry addressed 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 infrastructure....
Infrastructure Bill Provides Funds to Replace Lead Water Service Lines
by Bill Eller | Nov 24, 2021
Local officials have been making the case for years: We need more federal investment in our nation’s water infrastructure – it has shrunk from 63 percent in the 1970s to 9 percent now, and the average age of such infrastructure reached 45 years in 2020. In short,...
Baltimore Launches Backflow Preventer Pilot Program
by Bill Eller | Nov 9, 2021
In October, the City of Baltimore announced a pilot program to install backflow preventers in qualifying homeowners’ sewer laterals as part of an effort to reduce sewage backflow into residents’ homes. Some of the older homes in certain sections of the city are prone...
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Hixson Utility District’s Customer Service Improvement with ServLine – Partner Testimonial
Hixson Utility District of Tennessee partnered with HomeServe to offer the ServLine Leak Protection Program in 2019. We spoke with Greg Butler, HUD's General Manager, to learn about the excellent customer service the district's residents have received from the...
Hixson Utility District’s Greg Butler Discusses Benefits of ServLine – Partner Testimonial
Hixson Utility District of Tennessee partnered with HomeServe to offer the ServLine Leak Protection Program in 2019. We spoke with Greg Butler, HUD's General Manager, to learn about his utility's and residents' experiences with the benefits of the ServLine program.
Hecla Water Association Manager Discusses ServLine Benefits to Utility
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...