Technical Assistance
Practical Help for Your Utility
Running a water or wastewater utility comes with a lot of responsibility. Small communities often have limited time, staff, and resources to address every challenge alone.
The Environmental Finance Center at Wichita State University is here to help. We work alongside utility managers, operators, city clerks, and local leaders to understand the issue, evaluate options, and determine practical next steps.
Our technical assistance is customized to your community and provided at no cost.
Practical Support for Your Community
Our team has worked with small water and wastewater systems across the country. We understand that a solution has to work in the real world, within your utility’s budget, staffing, and day-to-day responsibilities.
You can expect straightforward guidance, useful tools, and support tailored to your situation. We are here to serve as a resource and thought partner, not to tell your community what to do.
Every community faces different challenges, but common areas where we provide support include:
- Utility finances and rate planning
- Infrastructure and capital improvement planning
- Funding and financing
- Asset management
- Water and wastewater operations
- Workforce and leadership development
- Community engagement and communication
- Strategic planning and organizational development
Most importantly, we help communities build the knowledge, confidence, and capacity needed to make informed decisions and provide reliable service for years to come.
Let’s Talk About What Your Utility Needs
Whether you have a specific question or are not sure where to begin, we would be glad to talk with you. Tell us a little about your utility and the challenge you are facing. A member of our team will follow up to learn more and discuss how we may be able to help.
This project has been funded wholly or in part by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under an assistance agreement to Wichita State University Environmental Finance Center. The contents of this document do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Environmental Protection Agency, nor does the Environmental Protection Agency endorse trade names or recommend the use of commercial products mentioned in this document, as well as any images, video, text, or other content created by generative artificial intelligence tools, nor does any such content necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Environmental Protection Agency.