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H 2 Zero – How Climate Change Continues to Raise Concerns Surrounding a Lack of Water in Drought-Sensitive Regions
H 2 Zero – How Climate Change Continues to Raise Concerns Surrounding a Lack of Water in Drought-Sensitive Regions

After spending the Christmas 2018 holiday in multiple airports traveling, with over seventeen hours of flight time, and one very long layover in Heathrow Airport, we finally touched down in Cape Town! I’ve never been so excited to get off of a plane before, and that’s saying a lot I love visiting new cities. But after a tiresome two days of travel, reaching Cape Town, South Africa sent a surge of relief as well as excitement for the adventure that awaited. A few college friends and myself made a pact to travel to a new country every 3 years and South Africa was our first destination of choice. I had done some research and knew that Cape Town had water issues, but I was in for a surprise as to how life there was affected by the water scarcity…

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Guest UserCape Town, climate change, restrictor platesComment
Restricting the Flow of Water to Non-paying Customers, Instead of Complete Shut-offs
Restricting the Flow of Water to Non-paying Customers, Instead of Complete Shut-offs

At IB Environmental (ibE) a big part of our work involves playing the role of connecting utilities and non-profit organizations. There is much common ground for these two groups to collaborate on, for example:

  • Water quality watchdogs can partner with a utility to provide education through stream cleanups and citizen workshops.

  • Nonprofits that act as social advocates for low-income residents and seniors often partner with the local utility to administer customer assistance programs (CAPs) for the financially vulnerable, a group that these organizations know more intimately than the utility does.

But there is one area where nonprofits and water utilities can't seem to find common ground. What to do about those customers who don't pay their water bills?

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Stacey Isaac Berahzeraffordability, water finance, restrictor platesComment