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...
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...
Social media implications, at the recent Illinois Rural Water Conference, was listed as one of the many challenges utilities currently face and will continue to face over the next 10 years. An MIT study concluded that falsehoods are 70% more likely to be shared with...
Inflation has and will continue to increase operational cost for water and wastewater utilities. These challenges, seeded by the COVID pandemic, require business and utilities to undertake planning to address these immediate challenges. These challenges require...
The water and wastewater industry has suffered challenges attracting employees over the past few years. The ServLine by HomeServe Apprentice Scholarship is designed to address the challenges faced by rural water systems in attracting and developing the next generation...
Help Wanted signs are prevalent across the United States including in the water and wastewater industry. The workforce shortage will have a far reaching impact on utilities, especially if construction and upgrades are planned. Systems should expect the shortage...
Louisville, KY (January 12, 2022) - HomeServe USA (HomeServe), a leading provider of service plans, repair, and installation services for the home, today announced the acquisition of United Plumbing Company (United Plumbing). Based in Goshen, Kentucky, a suburb of...
More Than 10,500 Customers Participate in the Repair Plan Program San Dimas, California – December 13, 2021 – Since 2019, HomeServe has offered Golden State Water Company (Golden State Water) customers access to optional, affordable service plans that can help cover...
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....
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“Among residential customers, water leaks in their home used to be a real problem for us,” continued Cam, who has been GM at Kingsbury General Improvement District of Stateline, Nevada (KGID) since 2008. “It wasn’t so much the financial cost to us because of the way...
While it’s intuitive to link “global warming” with hotter and longer heatwaves, longer droughts, more wildfires, and heavier rain, the link is less obvious when it comes to an increase in extreme cold events across North America, particularly in areas that have not...
Happy Infrastructure Week! We will be adding new infrastructure information, statistics, and more every day, so don’t forget to check back.Over the Last 5 YearsPeople StoriesItzel Perez Dominguez considered the purchase of a home – her first – carefully. She knew...
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