Leading on Affordable, Resilient Water Systems in the Great Lakes

Many small to medium-sized cities across the Great Lakes region are challenged with providing affordable water service for their residents. This project aims to assist those cities through the implementation of a virtual Water Affordability Academy, which highlights peer cities that have successfully managed water affordability challenges, thus demonstrating that water affordability is critical, reasonable, and achievable. Additionally, these workshops connect utility leaders with some of the country’s most respected utility innovators to help them identify, assess, and establish a path toward water affordability in their community. The Water Affordability Academy, in conjunction with direct technical assistance provided by the Water Center at Penn, supports city leaders and utilities by creating a pathway of clear, specific, and customized steps city leaders can take to address their water affordability challenges.

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