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November 21, 2011
We hope you like our new look as much as we do.
Please find below three recently published articles on
the importance of corrosion-proof piping technologies
and open procurement practices for cost-effective
management of municipal water and wastewater
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Former Utility CFO Urges
Use of Corrosion-Proof Piping for Water Systems
Corrosion costs U.S. drinking water and wastewater
systems over $50.7 billion annually, or more than
$1 trillion dollars over the next twenty years. Municipalities can save 30-70 percent on their
capital improvement plans by choosing durable,
non-corrosive and cost-effective pipe made from
materials like PVC.
Click here to
read more.
The
Hill is the most widely read
congressional newspaper, with a circulation of over
21,000. |
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Reduce Water Rate Increases Through
Comprehensive Asset Management
Infrastructure
expert
Greg Baird warns of a coming "rate shock". With the current generation of
metallic pipes having shorter lifespans, sometimes
lasting less than 25 years, the next couple of decades
will require that these
and older pipes will need
to be replaced at the same time, at enormous
public cost. Click here to
read more.
Dollars & Sense is the
newsletter for the National Taxpayers Union (NTU), with a
circulation of over 40,000. |
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Bond Market, Investors
Concerned About Lack of Open Materials
Selection
The bond market and
investors are becoming increasingly
aware of the rising costs of water and sewer services and
the reluctance of elected officials to increase rates
necessary to maintain adequate financial
stability. As lenders, they want to know that utilities
are pursuing sustainable water infrastructure options
like open materials selection of non-corrosive pipes like
PVC and other infrastructure asset management best
practices. Click here to
read more.
The Bond Buyer
is the premier
publication for infrastructure investment in
the United States. |
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 Featured Author...
Greg Baird is a former CFO of Colorado’s third-largest
utility with financial oversight on the $750 million
Prairie Waters Project and served as a California
municipal finance officer. He is a columnist for the AWWA
Journal, an active member of the American Water Works
Association and serves on the Economic Development and
Capital Planning Committee with the Government Finance
Officers Association for the United States and Canada. |
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Best regards,
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Bruce Hollands
Executive
Director | Uni-Bell PVC Pipe Association
2711 LBJ Freeway, Suite
1000 | Dallas, TX 75234
T. 972.243.3902 ext. 1019 | C. 214.244.9202 | F.
972.243.3907
www.uni-bell.org
  
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