Reese Tisdale also comes on for another Bluefield on Tap to discuss the latest market developments in the water sector. In this session, you’l...
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- The role of the President of AWWA and AWWA governance
- How the COVID-19 has impacted utilities in the short term
- How a pandemic utility response differs from a natural disaster response
- Strategies employed by utilities to maintain a safe and healthy workforce and protect the public health
- Utilities, vendors to utilities, and “essential services” under government stay at home orders
- Delays in utility capital programs and projects
- Federal legislation and money for utility infrastructure and loan programs
- Long-term repercussions of COVID-19, including financial repercussions, full cost of service rate recovery, and rate affordability
- Jim’s thoughts on how the COVID-19 pandemic will change and shape the water sector