By 2070 it’s estimated that 50 million people will call themselves Texans. They will all need water. So will the places they want to work. So will pools and golf courses. They will want to eat, too, and that requires water. There are other demands, including the environment. More than 480 current residents already participate in our regional water planning groups. That is quite a welcoming...
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Energage Names Anser Advisory a Winner of the 2023 Top Workplaces USA
Anser Advisory is proud to have earned the 2023 Top Workplaces USA award, issued by Energage, a purpose-driven organization that develops solutions to build and brand Top Workplaces. This is Anser Advisory’s first time participating and being named to this prestigious award. The Top Workplaces program has a 15-year history of surveying more than 20 million employees and recognizing the top...
Continue reading →Providing Technical Assistance to Utilities of Any Size - Texas Water
Utility Directors are, as a rule, an independent group. Their main focus is on delivering quality water to their customers at an affordable cost. The only good rate increase is a planned one and that is with begrudging acceptance. Planned rate increases pay for higher operational costs. But the smaller the utility, the smaller the customer base, and the more those rate increases hurt. When there...
Continue reading →LA Metro Selects Anser Advisory to Oversee the Development of the Nation’s Largest Alternative Delivery (P3) Transit Project
The Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project (STC) intends to link Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley to its westside neighborhoods with innovative, high-speed, high-capacity service that will provide a transit alternative to I-405 traffic congestion.Los Angeles, CA – In its October 27, 2022, Board of Directors meeting, the Los Angeles Metro Transportation Authority (Metro) unanimously approved the...
Continue reading →Challenges and Opportunities for the Future of Water in Texas
Texas 2036 has created a water legislative blueprint titled the Water Infrastructure Crisis. While prepared by Texas 2036, the Texas Water Foundation and the Water Finance Exchange collaborated on a series of stakeholder meetings to discuss the challenges and opportunities for the water future of Texas. Another document that guides our thinking is the 2022 State Water Plan (SWP) developed by the...
Continue reading →Collaboration Helps Communities Win Water Infrastructure Funds
Fewer utilities can go it alone these days. Utilities find that the costs of identifying, permitting, and developing new water supplies and the new or expanded treatment and pipelines necessary to get that water to customers have grown exponentially.
Continue reading →Drought and Flooding - Texas Water
The unpredictability of rainfall is a major water supply problem. When it’s raining, we must find ways to capture and store it while leaving enough to sustain natural systems. But, often, there’s more rain than we or nature can absorb, resulting in flooding. On the opposite side of that concern is experiencing drought. One thing is certain, water security is essential, and there is no time for...
Continue reading →Aging Infrastructure - Texas Water
In 2021, Maria Lehman, the president-elect of the American Society of Civil Engineers, said, "You can't build a healthy economy on a crumbling infrastructure." The association grades roads, internet access, rail, water, and more every four years. Grades rarely rise above a D. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) is here to help, providing more than $1 trillion in spending, $550...
Continue reading →Show Me the Money - Texas Water
It may have been Jerry Maguire (Tom Cruise as a Sports Agent) who declared, “SHOW ME THE MONEY!” but local governments all over Texas and the U.S. are being shown the money available for infrastructure, technology, broadband, and a myriad of other investments. Larger and urban utilities know how to access funding with their long-term plans and shovel-ready projects. However, that’s not the case...
Continue reading →Anser Advisory and Sehlke Consulting Partner to Support Marine Corps Installations Pacific (MCIPAC)
Anser Advisory and Sehlke leverage the GSA 03 FAC contract vehicle to provide Real Property Support for MCIPAC in Japan, South Korea, and Hawaii Anser Advisory and teaming partner Sehlke Consulting were recently awarded a contract to provide the Marine Corps Installations Pacific (MCIPAC) with Real Property Support, including validation and updating of internet Navy Facility Assets Data Store...
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