Success Stories
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Tuesday, Mar 03, 2015
Lakeside Water District
Lakeside Water District (LWD) is a small water system on the South Coast of Oregon, and like many small systems customer rates had not kept pace with operating costs.
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Town of Mora Leadership Training
Like many small, low-income rural communities, the same three people in Mora seemed to do everything. However, these folks recognized the need to expand the supply of leaders and build cohesion among a new leadership group to meet current challenges and start promising new endeavors.
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Taos County Water Systems’ Management Collaborative Entity
Regional collaboration among rural communities is an innovative way to help small water and/or wastewater systems maintain compliance, improve aging infrastructure and become financially sustainable.
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Friday, Jan 30, 2015
Tribal water rate implementation results in water conservation
Water rates are tricky, especially when a well-established water system has no rate structure in place. A rate increase is a tough sell to any community, and it often fails to win support. This article looks at how one small tribal community addressed water rates and ultimately succeeded.
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Monday, Aug 17, 0201
Campesinos Sin Fronteras
Campesinos Sin Fronteras (CSF) is a nonprofit organization that serves migrant and seasonal farm workers and low-income community members in Yuma County, Arizona. Farmworkers often work seven days a week but do not have sufficient incomes to meet their needs, including critical housing repair. CSF runs is a self-help housing rehabilitation program that provides low and zero interest loans to low-income homeowners and seniors to make repairs to their homes.
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