This weekend more than 100 million people will watch the Superbowl, many of whom will watch for the television ads as much as the game, itself.  One of the ads scheduled for game time is called, “Change Up the Usual,” and is a 30-second spot purchased by Stella Artois.  The company ran a similar ad during last year’s Superbowl as well, the purpose being to not only promote its product but also to encourage people to support Water.org through the purchase of a Stella Artois chalice; a percentage of the purchase goes to the organization, whose mission, according to its […]

Since June 2007, Kentucky American Water has raised its rates six times.  Residents of the 14 counties in Kentucky serviced by the company, including Fayette County, are facing yet another possible increase in water rates. The last rate increase was implemented approximately 18 months ago when KAW raised its rates by 9.2 percent for residential clients, an increase that was only about half as much as the company had proposed to the Public Service Commission in 2016.   KAW’s current application to the PSC proposes to increase its total rate by 22 percent, which will produce nearly $20 million in additional […]

In October, WaterFilterData.org published a report that examines water utility prices and found that over the past eight years, the cost of water has risen three times more than that of inflation for a family of four, a 57 percent increase.  At this current rate, projections show that by 2022, “nearly one-third of American households will be unable to afford their monthly water bill.”[1] The report highlights a number of factors contributing to this increase, the first being costs associated with aging infrastructure.  Much of the country’s water infrastructure is a product of the WWII era and estimates are upwards […]

Sid Singh – Chief Operating Officer Sid Singh is the COO of Sustainable Water and brings 20 years of finance and development experience with a specific focus on sustainable infrastructure for the last 10 years.  Select recent projects include clean energy power plants for public and private hosts, distributed energy management systems for commercial customers, and a dedicated finance facility for a series of hydroponic greenhouse farms. As a developer, Sid has lead teams to design, build, own, and operate sustainable infrastructure facilities characterized by the use of existing proven technologies, high quality technology and construction partners, and contractual, long-term off-take […]

A recent study conducted by Michigan State University found that as many as one-third of Americans may be at risk of not being able to afford water by the year 2020.  The objective of the study was to highlight the likely impact of increasing water prices on communities with higher concentrations of low-income households.  Of the ten states at “high risk,” a majority are located in the south east.  Tennessee is ranked sixth. The study took into account the average monthly usage by household (12,000 gallons in 2014), the average cost of that amount of water and the salary necessary […]