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NACWA’s
Targeted Action Fund (TAF)
supported more than 20 key Associa-
tion initiatives and programs – bolster-
ing the effectiveness of the Association’s
advocacy agenda, and maximizing the
ability of member agencies to collec-
tively conduct and complete initiatives
identified as critical by the membership.
TAF-funded projects and initiatives are
noted throughout this document by TAF
symbol
.
A number of other projects showcased
in this Year-At-A-Glance, while not
currently funded by the TAF, are
continuations of prior year TAF-funded
initiatives that remain significant to
advancing NACWA’s advocacy agenda.
Additionally ...
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NACWA’s
2011
Financial Survey
was
released in July
2012. The triennial
Survey
provides a
complete picture
of how clean water
utility managers
continue to bal-
ance wastewater
collection and
treatment services with
responsibly managing their commu-
nity’s resources. The Association’s
2011
Survey
indicated sustained increases in
costs, capital spending, and long-term
debt levels – noting that while clean
water agencies continue to demon-
strate a strong financial position, their
increasing reliance on long-term debt
to finance assets and the large portion
of utility budgets dedicated to servic-
ing that debt, have and will continue
to present challenges for communi-
ties nationwide. In addition to the
detailed triennial
Survey
report and raw
data spreadsheet, NACWA provided
members with a summary of key find-
ings and trends from the
Survey.
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NACWA released the results of its
2011
Service Charge Index Survey
in May 2012.
The Survey confirmed that for the past
decade the increase in the average cost
of wastewater services for a single-fam-
ily residence has outpaced the rate of
inflation, as measured by the Consumer
Price Index (CPI). The results include
projections for approved or planned
rate increases and regional data, provid-
ing more accurate benchmarks for utility
managers. For the first time, the
Survey
results were presented in a detailed elec-
tronic report, allowing the Association
to include data back to the inception
of the
Survey
in 1985 – and provide
additional invaluable analysis.
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NACWA supported the Water Environ-
ment Research Foundation’s work to
identify successful method for develop-
ing site-specific nutrient criteria – the
Association’s preferred approach for
development of these criteria.
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NACWA collaborated with a number
of California clean water agency as-
sociations to support ongoing work on
toxicity issues and other quality impacts
related to pesticides and unregulated
consumer product ingredients. The
Association has leveraged this work
in its national advocacy on pesticide
impacts and the need for reform of
the regulation of toxic substances
in consumer products.
at Work
Excerpted from
NACWA’s Service
Charge Index.