What a week it’s been – and it’s only Wednesday! This week, I had the pleasure of joining my colleague Steve Bieranowski in the City of Orem, Utah to meet with our partners. Together, we celebrated an amazing milestone we reached together: $1 million in home repair...
Utah
Water Conservation More Important than Ever During Drought
The Western United States is experiencing a slow-moving crisis: drought. In fact, drought has impacted more people globally over the past 40 years than any other type of natural disaster, and it is the second most costly natural disaster in the United States,...
What Royalty Payments Can Do For Your City
Partnering with the NLC Service Line Warranty Program (previously Utility Service Partners or USP) by HomeServe educates homeowners about their service line responsibilities and enhances their peace of mind. As part of the partnership, municipalities can receive...
Rebuilding Sewage and Water Infrastructure Is Urgently Needed Publicly and Privately
That our national sewage and water infrastructure is in dire shape is no surprise to anyone – nearly ten years ago, the New York Times wrote an article warning of the then 240,000 estimated water main breaks occurring each year, marveling that, in some parts of the...
NLC Service Line Warranty Program Helps Salt Lake Resident With Problem Sewer Line
Helen T. of Salt Lake City knew she needed to do something about her sewer line – it had gotten to the point that she had to have it cleaned out annually to clear it of roots. “My sewer line is old and clay,” she said. However, figuring out exactly how to approach the...
All-abilities Playground Built Through Community Effort in Partner City Orem, Utah
The All Together Playground in Orem, Utah, is the first of its kind in Utah County, and on the crest of a movement to make play accessible to all children. This all-abilities playground provides children with disabilities a way to play alongside their peers, and the...
Is Your State Running Out Of Water?
Fall has arrived in the US, but the summer drought still drags on for many areas of the nation – with a few states in danger of running out of water. High temperatures mixed with scarce rainfall has left millions of acres of land destroyed by wildfires. In addition to...