Found money : how improved asset management can help utilities close the funding gap / Tacoma Zach.

Abstract: The financial pressure on water and wastewater systems possibly has never been greater. In some systems, precipitous population growth is putting unrealistic demands on aging infrastructure. In others, declining consumption is resulting in revenue loss. Raising rates for customers - never an easy option - seems inevitable. But first, there is another way to address some of this funding gap: improving asset management.