More than a dozen NLC Service Line Warranty Program Utility Service Partners by HomeServe employees joined more than 200 other local business people and Seneca Valley Schools pupils and volunteered their time to help re-build an...
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Utility Warranty Program Has Saved Residents Nearly $40,000
by Bill Eller | Oct 5, 2018
By Debbie Townsend Thousands of Edina, Minnesota residents have signed up for utility line insurance through the Service Line Warranty of America (SLWA) program. For some of them, the monthly investment of a few dollars has already paid off. As of July 2018, SLWA had...
Bryan Long, City Manager, Lawton, OK
by Summer Minger | Sep 24, 2018
The program payouts have been huge for our homeowners; over $230,000 in water and sewer line repairs alone in 24 months. It really illustrates the fact that the program is responsive.
Bryan Long
City Manager
Lawton, OK
Kurt Bookout, Public Utilities Director, El Dorado, KS
by Summer Minger | Sep 24, 2018
SLW of America has done exactly what they claim and we have heard nothing but praise from our citizens for the program. The benefit for our City Sewer Department is fewer call-outs; because the homeowners’ failing service lines are finally getting fixed. Local plumbers embraced the program and I have heard nothing but positive comments from them. I whole-heartedly endorse the NLC-USP program and feel it will continue to be a valuable approach to proactively addressing the problem of decaying water and sewer infrastructure.
Kurt Bookout
Public Utilities Director
El Dorado, KS
Water Conservation: Partnering With Ratepayers To Reduce Costs
by slwamktg | Sep 12, 2018
Potable water is valuable and requires time, labor and resources to produce and deliver to ratepayers, and water utilities are expected to maintain a constant, clean supply with aging infrastructure and rates that are less than ideal. We’ve looked at recouping costs...
HomeServe Hosts Third Annual Contractor Conference with Special Guests from the PBS Series This Old House
by Bill Eller | Sep 10, 2018
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.- Last week, HomeServe USA, a leading provider of home repair solutions to 3.6 million customers across the U.S. and Canada, hosted 46 of the company’s top contractor partners at its Third Annual Contractor Conference in Chattanooga, Tennessee....
Water Theft: Leaks Aren’t The Only Way To Lose
by slwamktg | Aug 28, 2018
Providing clean, potable water to your residents isn’t an inexpensive or simple proposition, but many residents don’t understand the process – they turn on the tap, and they have water. Perhaps it’s the naivety about the process that makes water theft plausible. Theft...
Three Things Local Officials Should Know About Water Infrastructure
by slwamktg | Aug 21, 2018
Today, local officials face a problem decades in the making: aging water infrastructure systems and the costs of repair and replacement. Much of the country’s one million miles of water lines are approaching — or have already exceeded — the end of their usable...
America’s Water Infrastructure Crisis: The Six Pillar Solution
by Summer Minger | Jul 31, 2018
Earlier this year, we introduced the idea of Six Pillars that must be addressed to reverse the dire state of America's water infrastructure. The solution lies in leadership and a plan that addresses these many challenges comprehensively. Pillar #1 is Education. Before...
Three Ways P3s Can Benefit Your Community
by Summer Minger | Jul 31, 2018
The Trump administration has proposed expanding the U.S. Department of Transportation Private Activity Bond program, encouraging the development of public-private partnerships (P3s) in transportation projects. While P3s do not work for all communities or all types of...
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